Queens Man Arrested While Swimming at Rockaway Beach After Hours - The New York Times

Andres Velasquez, 33, was handcuffed and taken into custody after New York City Parks Department officials called him out of the water and said he had refused to provide identification.

This is also emblematic of a more important thing, which is that we would like extended hours to swim in this weather, Ms. Fash said. People come home from work and go swimming in certain parts of th… [+1493 chars]

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