Gerritsen - Kiddie Beach

Kiddie Beach, also knows as Gerritsen Beach, is a local swimming hole that lies on a peninsula in Brooklyn near Marine Park and Sheepshead Bay. In addition to swimming, there are many events throughout the summer including fundraisers, basketball games, karaoke, and open mic nights. Fishing is very popular here. The beach is intended for Gerritsen Beach residents only. There are beach accesses located at the end of Hyman Court and Post Court. The Gerritsen ballfields, consisting of three baseball fields, two athletic fields for soccer or football, and one Little League field, are located on the east side of Gerritsen Avenue.

WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 8th, 2018. The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

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SOURCE INFORMATION

A beach is marked Green when the geometric mean of 5 samples contain less than 35 enterococci/ 100ml of water and the single sample result is less than 104 enterococci/100ml.

A beach is marked Red when the geometric mean of 5 samples contain more than 35 units enterococci/ 100ml of water or the single sample result is equal to or above 104 enterococci/100ml.

A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

Swim Guide's updates New York beaches with information from the NYC.gov Health website for beach water quality. You may also get water quality information from 311. New York also has a text message alert program called "KNOW BEFORE YOU GO."
Text BEACH to 877-877 for real time info.

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