This year will be the 116th annual Polar Bear Plunge, a tradition that began back when the club was formed. Today, revelers come to Coney Island from all over the city, and beyond.

Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge, dating back to 1903, once again celebrated in Brooklyn January 3, 2025 Jaime DeJesus And they’re off!

Orion Trujillo and her daughter, Leyla, stay warm on the beach after their first Polar Bear Plunge. Photo by Caroline Ourso. “Everyone missed it last year we were so sad but the conditions just ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Crowds of chill-seekers kicked off 2023 with a dash into the surf at Coney Island on Sunday in the annual Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge.

More than 2,000 brave souls will dive into the frigid waters at Coney Island beach on Jan. 1 as part of a more-than-century-old tradition, the New Year’s Day Plunge.

The frigid temperatures did not faze the Coney Island Polar Bear club and others who braved sub-zero wind chills to run into the ocean on New Year's Day. ABC7 New York 24/7 Eyewitness News Stream.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Sunday, Dec. 8, participants from Staten Island, Brooklyn and beyond gathered on a beautiful, sunny (and chilly!) morning for the annual Staten Island Polar Plunge at ...

Thousands of brr-ave swimmers descended on Coney Island to ring in the new year Monday — with an icy dip in the North Atlantic Ocean as a part of the 121st annual polar bear plunge.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Across the northeastern U.S., people celebrated the New Year with the polar plunge, running into freezing cold water to water for a variety of charities.Thousands wearing swim ...

A decade after onetime sweethearts reconnected at the Barton Springs Polar Bear Plunge, an Austin couple rung in New Year's Day celebrating the same tradition — along with one year of marriage.