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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’ve tested hundreds of products, from mattresses to makeup. Summer comes with longer days, warmer nights and that pull to spend every free moment outside. But as much as I love the idea of outdoor ...

Floating pools may come to a body of water near you under a new proposal from Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul announced on Friday that the state would make available $60 million in competitive grants for ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK - Plans to build a one-of-a-kind floating pool in the waters around New York City have taken a big step forward. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams announced they've selected the Lower ...

A Georgia woman found asleep while floating on an inflatable mattress at a Newton County residence is accused of burglary, authorities said. Amanda Lynn Jordan, 40, of Madison, was arrested on Sept.

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 ...