Economy

Thousands of People Plunged Into the Cold Atlantic Ocean to Ring in the New Year

Behind the scenes of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club’s annual dip.
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On The Job is a series of conversations with the people who keep neighborhoods running.

This is fourth and final installment of our series on holiday-season jobs. We also talked to a department store elf, a Christmas tree seller, and an ice sculptor.