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Brooklyn city councilman announces sex-segregated beach days

• http://www.nydailynews.com By Reuven Blau

City Councilman Chaim Deutsch announced the first ever "Southern Brooklyn Beach Day," with separate dates for men and women by the sandy spot behind Kingsborough Community College.

"A lot of people are disenfranchised for religious reasons," the Democrat said. "They don't use the beach because they don't go mixed swimming. This is to give those people an opportunity for a day out at the beach."

Deutsch, who is an observant Jew, plans to pay to rent the space by the publicly financed community college, he said. The permit fee, which has not been determined, will be paid for by private donations.


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