Ed Lefkowicz photography

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Brooklyn, NY - 1 January 2025. Thousands of bathers and spectators showed up on a cloudy and windy New Year’s Day for the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Coney Island, sponsored by the Alliance for Coney Island. A woman doubles over in discomfort on coming out of the frigid water.

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Brooklyn, NY - 1 January 2025. Thousands of bathers and spectators showed up on a cloudy and windy New Year’s Day for the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Coney Island, sponsored by the Alliance for Coney Island. A woman doubles over in discomfort on coming out of the frigid water.