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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This + POOL rendering, designed by PLAYLAB, INC. & Family New York, shows a proposed floating pool off the Brooklyn Bridge Park shoreline in New York. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced ...