Swimming is prohibited at Brooklyn’s beaches through at least Thursday as Hurricane Erin churns its way north over the Atlantic Ocean.

All New York City beaches are closed for swimming on Wed., Aug. 20 and Thursday, Aug. 21 as the storm creates life-threatening rip currents and large waves up and down the East Coast. The beaches are open to visitors, according to Mayor Eric Adams, but lifeguards and Parks Enforcement Patrol will be on-site to enforce the closure.

“We strongly urge all New Yorkers to heed these warnings and not risk their lives by entering the water,” said NYC Parks commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, in a statement.

As of Wednesday morning, Hurricane Erin — now a Category 2 — was over the ocean near North Carolina . The storm is expected to move past New York City

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