you cant swim in the east river nyc because it is difficult.
why cant you swim in the east river nyc?
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due to heavy pollution, the east river is dangerous to people who fall in or attempt to swim in it, although as of mid-2007 the water was cleaner than it had been in decades. , the new york city department of environmental protection (dep) categorizes the east river as use classification i, meaning it is safe for secondary contact activities such as boating and fishing. according to the marine sciences section of the dep, the channel is swift, with water moving as fast as four knots, just as it does in the hudson river on the other side of manhattan. that speed can push casual swimmers out to sea. a few people drown in the waters around new york city each year.
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the greater astoria historical society actively solicits the donation of photographic images related to queens history. the gahs holdings include thousands of black and white photographs, photographic slides, glass negatives and tintypes and include the works of notable queens historians vincent f. seyfried and frank carrado, informally known as the "mayor of long island city." the gahs has published hundreds of these photos in their books, and has scanned thousands of images. more than 3,000 of these images are available online through the astoria history project. the gahs also has an extensive collection of images relating to the history of the east river, which can be viewed at east river nyc.
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