NYC’s Hudson River: Clean Enough To Swim In? - Cheddar Explains

For years following World War II, it was unthinkable to swim in New York City’s harbor. Today, though, decades of effort and hard work have made a big difference – and the water regularly tests clean. But… is it safe to swim in?

Further reading:

UrbanSwim
https://urbanswim.org/

New York Open Water
https://www.nyopenwater.org/

InsideHook
https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brie...

Riverkeeper
https://www.riverkeeper.org/water-qua...

Outside
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor...

Curbed
https://ny.curbed.com/2020/2/3/211201...
https://ny.curbed.com/2019/12/12/2101...
https://ny.curbed.com/2018/3/30/17178...

The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/ny...

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