Despite financial hardships, Atlantic City still a destination for #MDW16 beachgoers
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Traffic over the Albany Avenue bridge into Atlantic City on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
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Smoking would be prohibited on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City — and boardwalks, boardwalks, marinas, historical sites, racetracks, amusement parks throughout New Jersey — under legislation introduced by state Sen. Shirley Turner. (WHYY file)
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Atlantic City Beach Patrol Life Guards, Connor Maher and Andrew Light, ready a life boat at the South Carolina beach to start Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
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Visitors to Atlantic City's beach -- and every other public beach in New Jersey -- would not be allowed to smoke under a proposed law. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
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People enjoy the Atlantic City beach during Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
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Michael and Kathy Green from Holmdel, New Jersey, set up for a day at the beach in Atlantic City, Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
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Jose Martinez fishes in the Inlet section of Atlantic City, Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
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Boaters enjoy the nice weather on the waters off of Atlantic City, Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
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Work to repair the Atlantic City boardwalk, Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
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Joggers run past the closed Showboat Casino Hotel on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
It’s Memorial Day weekend and the annual pilgrimage down the Expressway to a summer destination has begun.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a rescue package to allow Atlantic City 150 days to get the city budget together. Though, that didn’t seem to affect the feeling of summer in the city.
For those who flock to Atlantic City things are still the same. It’s, “Summertime and the living is easy.”
The weather cooperated Saturday with clear blue skies and temperatures in the 80’s. The ocean air was fresh, the sound of waves crashing onto the shore was calming, and the seagulls screamed and argued while scrambling for bits of food.
Children carrying shovels and pales made their way to the beach, where crowds put up umbrellas and laid blankets on the sand.
Morning bike riders peddled their way up and down the boardwalk as the beach patrol readied the beach for a safe season.
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