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 ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New details have been released about a state-of-the-art floating pool coming soon to the East River. Officials announced this week that the pool, shaped like a plus sign, will be ...

There will soon be a new filtered floating pool in New York City waters. The pool will be located at Pier 35 near Manhattan's Lower East Side. But, before that, the city is partnering with the state ...

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, ...