Starting Memorial Day weekend, New York City’s beaches will be open for swimming from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. as long as there’s a lifeguard on duty, according to the city’s Parks Department.

Lifeguard hours at NYC beaches Lifeguards are stationed a New York City public beaches daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Memorial Day weekend through Sept. 7, 2025, NYC Parks says.

All city-run beaches in the five boroughs are free and open to the public. They span 14 miles. Lifeguards will be on duty daily, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

According to NYC Parks, more than 7.4 million people last year visited the city's beaches, which are free to the general public and will remain open through September 7, 2025.

And with the opening of the beaches came the lifeguards. Before 10 a.m., groups of them made their way to posts across the city, from Orchard Beach in the Bronx to Rockaway Beach in Queens.

NYC officials unveiled a summer safety plan aimed at keeping locals safe “via land, air, and sea,” with city beaches officially opening Saturday for Memorial Day weekend.

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Summer may still be a month away, but beaches will open soon in New York City. Public beaches open for the season on Saturday, May 24, during Memorial Day weekend.