Nine swimming beaches at state parks in New York are closed, according to the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Five of the beaches are closed due to lack of lifeguard coverage, two of the beaches are closed due to harmful algal bloom and the others are closed due to weather and turbitity, according to the latest water quality report.

The New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation tracks it all and updates the public on its website. New York has 67 state-owned swimming beaches and all are tested regularly to determine the public's risk of coming in contact with waterborne diseases . The beaches are tested at least once a week for bacterial levels of impaired water quality, according to state officials.

Test results are a

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