All along the mid-Atlantic coast, beach patrols were restricting access to the ocean because offshore storms had kicked up treacherous surf.

Family-oriented activities include access to swimming pools.

Family-oriented activities include access to swimming pools.

Jane Katz helps incarcerated young people - many of whom have no experience in the water - conquer their fear of the pool.

The restored barge is preparing to take up its summer residency at Barretto Point Park in the Bronx, and will soon be ready to receive city children.

Mia Keiser, 3, in her family’s pool in TriBeCa in Manhattan, which has only about 100 private pools. In New York, a city in which backyards are sometimes considered extravagances, private pools are rarities.

Six swimmers have drowned off Rockaway Beach this year, but the waves still draw swimmers in the nighttime.

A man disappeared while swimming off Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways on Monday night, and the Coast Guard planned to search for him overnight, officials said.

Summer weekends bring a beach vibe to a stretch of Riverside Park, where there’s sunbathing, picnicking and even free water scooter rides on the Hudson.

Summer weekends bring a beach vibe to a stretch of Riverside Park, where there’s sunbathing, picnicking and even free water scooter rides on the Hudson.