Cold temperatures didn’t stop a huge crowd from participating in the 122nd Annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge.

The Coney Island Polar Bears is planning to welcome 4,000 plungers to their 121st anniversary to raise funds for local nonprofits.

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.

Thousands of participants rang in the new year with a cold jump into the water at Coney Island for the 122nd annual Polar Bear Plunge on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club started off 2024 with the 121st annual edition of their New Year’s Day Plunge on Monday afternoon. 4000 people registered in advance to take a dip in the ...

The 121st annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge welcomed over 4000 swimmers brave enough to take on the freezing Atlantic waters. Dating back to 1903, the event raises funds ...

Eight Coney Island-based organizations have been named to receive part of the $25,000 raised at the 2022 Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge.

Coney Island’s popular Polar Bear Plunge will not take place this coming New Year’s Day because of concerns about mass gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, its organizers said. “While we are ...

Since 1903, the Coney Island Polar Bear Club has hosted the annual New Year's Day dive, inviting all to welcome new beginnings in a New Year with an icy dip.

If you're looking for a cleansing dip in frigid waters this New Year's Day, the Coney Island Polar Bears announced the polar plunge will return for 2022.