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How NY beaches scored on water quality
Data on water quality inspection results for beaches in Westchester and the Bronx in 2011, compiled by the Natural Resources Defense Council from data gathered by local officials. Includes the number of days when either the beach was closed or a water advisory was issued.
Some beaches, marked here with a * symbol, were closed to bathing in 2011 but were monitored as part of water quality investigations even though swimming was not allowed.
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| County | Beach | Community | Total Samples | % of Samples exceeding state standards | Closing or Advisory days | Tier | Assigned monitoring frequency |
| Bronx | West Fordham Street Association | Bronx | 66 | 5 | 17 | 1 | once a week |
| Bronx | Trinity Danish Young People's Society | Bronx | 66 | 23 | 28 | 1 | once a week |
| Bronx | Locust Point Yacht Club | Bronx | 60 | 10 | 21 | 1 | once a week |
| Bronx | White Cross Fishing Club | Bronx | 63 | 19 | 25 | 1 | once a week |
| Bronx | Schuyler Hill Civic Association | Bronx | 66 | 6 | 19 | 1 | once a week |
| Bronx | Golden Beach Club* | Bronx | - | - | - | 3 | none |
| Bronx | Morris Yacht and Beach Club | Bronx | 60 | 12 | 16 | 1 | once a week |
| Bronx | Danish American Beach Club | Bronx | 63 | 5 | 16 | 1 | once a week |
| Bronx | American Turners | Bronx | 66 | 18 | 27 | 1 | once a week |
| Bronx | Orchard Beach | Bronx | 60 | 2 | 5 | 1 | once a week |
| Bronx | Manhem Beach Club | Bronx | 63 | 13 | 23 | 1 | once a week |
| Cayuga | Fair Haven Beach State Park | Fair Haven | 39 | - | - | 1 | once a week |
| Chautauqua | Lake Erie State Park Beach* | Brocton | - | - | - | 1 | none |
| Chautauqua | Wright Park - West | Dunkirk | 18 | 22 | 25 | 1 | once a week |
| Chautauqua | Sunset Bay Beach Club | Angola | 17 | 18 | 4 | 3 | once a week |
| Chautauqua | Blue Water Beach | Westfield | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | once a week |
| Chautauqua | Point Gratiot Beach - East | Sunset Bay | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | once a week |
| Chautauqua | Town of Hanover Beach | Hanover | 18 | 22 | 6 | 3 | once a week |
| Chautauqua | Sheridan Bay Park* | Dunkirk | 13 | 8 | - | 3 | none |
| Chautauqua | Wright Park - East* | Dunkirk | 16 | 31 | - | 1 | none |
| Chautauqua | Main Street Beach* | Jamestown | 16 | 31 | - | 1 | none |
| Chautauqua | Point Gratiot Beach - West | Dunkirk | 17 | 29 | 25 | 2 | once a week |
| Erie | Bennett Beach | Angola | 89 | 12 | 8 | 1 | twice a week |
| Erie | Wendt Beach | Buffalo | 89 | 8 | 9 | 1 | twice a week |
| Erie | Evangola State Park Beach | Irving | 15 | 7 | - | 1 | once a week |
| Erie | Evans Town Park | Angola | 90 | 12 | 13 | 1 | twice a week |
| Erie | Pioneer Camp | Angola | 66 | 11 | 7 | 2 | twice a week |
| Erie | Point Breeze Camp* | Angola | 4 | - | - | 3 | none |
| Erie | Hamburg Bathing Beach | Hamburg | 88 | 23 | 23 | 1 | twice a week |
| Erie | Woodlawn Beach - Woodlawn Beach State Park | Hamburg | 81 | 32 | 26 | 1 | once a week |
| Erie | St. Vincent Depaul Beach | Buffalo | 71 | 18 | 9 | 2 | twice a week |
| Erie | Lake Erie Beach | Lake Erie Veach | 90 | 18 | 18 | 1 | twice a week |
| Jefferson | Westcott Beach State Park - Camps* | Watertown Beach | - | - | - | 2 | none |
| Jefferson | Southwick Beach State Park | Southwick Beach | 22 | 14 | - | 2 | once a week |
| Jefferson | Westcott Beach - Main | watertown | 21 | 14 | - | 2 | once a week |
| Kings | Coney Island Beach - Ocean Parkway - W. 8th | Brooklyn | 20 | - | 5 | 2 | once a week |
| Kings | Seagate Beach - 38th Street | Brooklyn | 63 | 10 | 12 | 2 | once a week |
| Kings | Seagate Beach - 42nd Street | Brooklyn | 84 | 7 | 12 | 2 | once a week |
| Kings | Coney Island Beach - Brighton 6th - Ocean Parkway | Coney Island | 25 | - | 5 | 2 | once a week |
| Kings | Coney Island Beach - W. 28th - W. 37th | Coney Island | 25 | - | 5 | 2 | once a week |
| Kings | Manhattan Beach | Brooklyn | 63 | 6 | 7 | 1 | once a week |
| Kings | Gerritsen/Kiddie Beach | Gerritsen | 66 | 18 | 35 | 1 | once a week |
| Kings | Coney Island - W. 8th St. to Pier | Coney Island | 25 | 4 | 5 | 2 | once a week |
| Kings | Coney Island Beach - Brighton 15th - 6th | Coney Island | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | once a week |
| Kings | Kingsborough Community College | Sheepshead Bay | 63 | 5 | 8 | 1 | once a week |
| Kings | Coney Island Beach - W. 16th - 27th | Coney Island | 20 | - | 5 | 2 | once a week |
| Monroe | Hamlin Beach State Park - Area 3 | Hamlin | 93 | 23 | 9 | 1 | once a week |
| Monroe | Durand Beach | Rochester | 84 | 20 | 28 | 1 | once a day |
| Monroe | Ontario Beach | Rochester | 270 | 30 | 38 | 1 | once a day |
| Monroe | Hamlin Beach - Area 4 | Rochester | 94 | 18 | 3 | 1 | once a week |
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