Beloved Long Island beach will be closed for swimming this summer due to erosion

Beachgoers ‘lost for words’ as officials ban swimming at popular hotspot for whole summer

OFFICIALS have banned swimming at a popular beach for the entire summer. Residents near the Long Island hotspot say they are lost for words at the news. Southold Town Beach is closed and will remain so for the entire summer season following winter storms. Officials are battling chronic erosion at…

Beloved Long Island beach will be closed for swimming this summer due to erosion

The brutal winter took out much of Southold Town Beach's sand and parking lot, forcing it to close for swimming this summer.