After a decade of efforts to bring a floating pool to the East River, a statewide investment in swimming is helping make +Pool a reality. In the 1970s, tight restrictions on beaches in New York Harbor ...

As recently as the 1940s, New Yorkers swam in floating pools in the Hudson and East rivers. A safer alternative to swimming directly in the river, the municipal baths kept residents cool in hot summer ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s not yet miles and miles of open lanes, but New Yorkers might soon get a taste of the Cosmo Kramer experience in the East River. Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

The Lower East Side is looking on the Plus side. The long-promised “+ POOL” — a futuristic floating swimming pool designed to buoy bathers in the East River — will open off Pier 35 along the Lower ...

A plan for a floating swimming pool in New York City’s waterways moved one step closer to reality Friday after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her support — and $12 million in public funding — for the ...

The state and city will provide financing for the project, known as + POOL, as part of a broader initiative meant to encourage New Yorkers to swim. By Hurubie Meko A plan for a floating, ...

A 9,000-square-foot floating swimming pool will be making its debut in the East River this summer, but it won’t be open to public access until 2025. The X-shaped pool – a first of it’s kind – will ...