Astoria Pool, opened in 1936, is the largest pool in NYC out of 39 public sites. Photo courtesy of NYC Parks Dept.
June 19, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan
With increasingly hotter summers expected in years to come, the city announced a massive investment in NYC pools this week shortly before dozens of pools are scheduled to open for the season on June 26.
On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams and the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation launched Let’s Swim NYC, a $1 billion investment in building, improving and protecting the city’s pools over five years. They noted that this is the largest investment in pools since the 1970s.
“New York City’s pools and beaches are incredible places for New Yorkers to come together, learn to swim, and beat the heat — and as climate change makes heat waves like this week’s more common and more severe, the need for pools has never…
