NY – Coney Island Polar Bear Club

The annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club (polarbearclub.org) New Year’s Day Swim has been a New York City tradition since 1903. The event attracts swarms of spectators to watch the hundreds of swimmers take an icy dip in the Atlantic to raise money for charity. Similarly on Staten Island in Early December the Polar Plunge will see thousands plunge into the winter waters to raise money for the Special Olympics (specialolympicsny.org) from Great Kills Beach at National Gateway Park.