Yahoo

Floating pool at Pier 35 will let New Yorkers swim in the East River

LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — New Yorkers may see a “floating” pool in the East River soon. Mayor Eric Adams and Gov.Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that the floating pool, originally ...
AOL

Construction begins on a floating ‘river-cleaning’ swimming pool for New York City

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 ...
New Atlas

Construction finally begins on NYC's floating river-filtering + Pool

Some 14 years after we first reported on it – and following multiple challenges and false starts – the ambitious plan to create a self-filtering floating public pool in a New York City river is now ...
The New York Times

Floating East River Pool May Open to Public Next Year Under Hochul Plan

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, ...
Gothamist

Floating pool in NYC's East River inches forward, but opening is still years away

A floating pool is coming to the East River — but New Yorkers won’t be able to swim in it anytime soon. The idea has been pitched for more than a decade by the group +POOL and gained traction earlier ...