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Residents Urged to Avoid Contact with River Until Further Notice
Westchester County Department of Health is advising residents to avoid all recreational use of the Hudson River following a power failure at the Yonkers Sewage Treatment System.
Residents are urged to refrain from swimming, kayaking, paddleboarding, boating with water contact, fishing from the water, or participating in any other recreational activities involving contact with the Hudson River in the following communities:
- New York City
- Yonkers
- Hastings-on-Hudson
- Dobbs Ferry
- Irvington
- Tarrytown
- Sleepy Hollow
- Briarcliff Manor
Additionally, Phillips Manor Beach Club has been closed until further notice.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
