Coney Island Polar Bear Club

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club is the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States, whose members regularly take polar bear plunges in the winters. The club was founded by famed health advocate Bernarr McFadden in 1903. The club began using the event to raise funds for Special Olympics starting in 2005, and Camp Sunshine in 2007. Members swim in the Atlantic Ocean at Coney Island, New York, United States every Sunday from November through April. Every New Year's Day, the Club is joined by participants from around the country, who partake in an annual swim. The Chief Polar Bear blows a conch shell to gather the swimmers before they run into the water. [Wiki]

Brooklyn - Coney Island

People exercising on boardwalk or just enjoying last day of April

Brooklyn Cyclones

Brooklyn Brewery - owl watch

Coney Island - Stillwell Ave subway station. Home for D,F,N and Q trains.

Painted mural on wall of the Brooklyn Aquarium.
Me and my wife as part of Goldman Sachs volunteering program at Aquarium, have painted some parts of this wall.

Jumping into water...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8vBQfaETko

Coney Island

It was early in the morning, and the sun wasn't that hot yet.
Me and my wife walked on to Coney Island boardwalk.

All the stores were still closed and we could see beautiful painting on the storefront.

Wonder wheel and the Cyclone

Luna Park & The Elephant Hotel

A pigeon was checking the water - still too wet

Other pigeons taking a bath in a nearby puddle


A guy was warming up to play his trumpet

As we were leaving the boardwalk, people just started to arrive to the beach, already dressed in bathing suits and carrying towels and umbrellas. It was nice sunny day.


Love the summer.