A floating swimming pool in one of New York City’s rivers, the subject of a more than decade-long political and fundraising push, will finally be built this year as part of a state and city push for ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — 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 ...

In the 1970s, tight restrictions on beaches in New York Harbor made sense. Oil spills, industrial waste, and untreated sewage had ruined the Hudson and East Rivers for swimming. But even as those ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...