Construction has begun on a floating swimming pool that will be located in New York City's East River. The attraction, named "+ Pool", will be anchored by Pier 35, just north of the Manhattan and ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK - Plans to build a one-of-a-kind floating pool in the waters around New York City have taken a big step forward. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams announced they've selected the Lower ...

Floating pools may come to a body of water near you under a new proposal from Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul announced on Friday that the state would make available $60 million in competitive grants for ...

ALBANY -- Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday said she wants to open more swimming pools statewide at parks — and even within rivers by building “floating pools” — to provide more spots to cool off, improve ...

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