Badboot arose from the city’s need to provide more amenities and offer another outdoor public swimming pool. Sculp(IT) came up with the concept for the floating swimming pool built from a reclaimed ...

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 ...

Swimming in the East River may be one step closer to reality for Bronx residents, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul's new plan. Gov. Hochul announced support for a plan to build a floating swimming pool ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...