This could be the dirtiest part of New York City to take a dip. The waters at three beaches in southeast Brooklyn were festering with so much fecal bacteria, they were deemed unsafe for swimming on 101 days over the past two summers, according to city Health Department records. The filthy surf plagued the roughly...

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