Scenes from Coney Island's 2024 Polar Bear Plunge: 'It’s a good hangover cure'
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More than 4000 registered swimmers dove head first into the freezing Atlantic waters to ring in 2024. The event goes back to 1903, and raises funds to support local non-profit organizations in Brooklyn, New York.
Drummers with FOGUL AZUL, a LGBTQ marching band based out Queens, NY, performs a drumline during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge.
Rob Gioia and his son, Eddie, join thousands of other swimmers for a plunge in the Atlantic Ocean during the 121st annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge.
B.A. Van Sise and Robin Porter Van Sise, , of Long Island City take a plunge in the Atlantic Ocean during the 121st annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge.
B.A. Van Sise of Long Island City join his nephew, Hazard Porter.
B.A. Van Sise, Lauren Porter and Robin Porter Van Sise, , of Long Island City take a plunge
Thousands of swimmers braved the frigid Atlantic Ocean water for the 121st annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge.
B.A. Van Sise, of Long Island City take a plunge in the Atlantic Ocean during the 121st annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge.