NEW YORK, NY June 27, 2006 —Swimmers beware. If you plan to go to the beach today, Health Departments in New York City and Long Island are issuing beach advisories along Long Island Sound due to higher-than-normal bacteria levels. This weekends heavy rains caused storm water runoffs in eight city beaches, in the Bronx and Queens as well as various beaches along bays on the north shore of Suffolk County. A spokeswoman said water samples are being collected and officials will evaluate them daily and announce when the beaches will be safe for swimming. Advisories do not mean the beaches are closed, just that swimming is not recommended. Beaches on Long Island Sound, the Atlantic Ocean and the Peconic Estuary aren't affected.