Bone-chilling weather couldn’t stop tradition as thousands of people welcomed 2026 at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge.

CONEY ISLAND — WHILE MANY NEW YORKERS WILL BE RECOVERING FROM NEW YEAR’S EVE REVELRY, a group of hardy swimmers will gather the morning of Jan. 1 to dive into the ocean. They are the Coney Island ...

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club announced this week that its annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge raised more than $60,000, benefiting seven local Coney Island non-profits. The event, hosted in ...

CONEY ISLAND — POLAR BEAR ALERT: Coney Island is the place to be on New Year’s Day, when thousands are expected to welcome 2025 with a high-energy dip in the Atlantic. Join in or watch the Coney ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- With ongoing concerns regarding mass gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coney Island Polar Bear Club announced their decision to cancel what would have been ...

As thousands of people ran into the Atlantic Ocean to ring in the New Year, two people wearing polar bear masks took the opportunity to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The protesters ...

After a few years of milder temperatures on New Year’s Day, 2026 began with frigid cold, bitter winds, and a dusting of snow over the streets and sidewalks of NYC. That, of course, didn’t stop the ...

If you're thinking about joining the hundreds of people who will take to the frigid waters off Coney Island on New Year’s Day for the annual Polar Bear Plunge, medical experts have some advice. The ...

Thousands of people kicked off the new year with a freezing splash at Coney Island Beach. They ran straight into the Atlantic Ocean as part of the annual Polar Bear Plunge — all to support the local ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Get ready, New York, as one of the city’s most beloved events enters its 123rd year. Registration for the 2026 Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge is officially ...

While most of us drink and dance and make regrettable decisions, members of the Polar Bear Club all over the world ring in the new year with a life-affirming plunge into icy ocean water. And that ...

After a few years of milder temperatures on New Year’s Day, 2026 began with frigid cold, bitter winds, and a dusting of snow over the streets and sidewalks of NYC. That, of course, didn’t stop the ...