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A new pool in the East River using filtered river water could be the next summer hot spot.  The floating pool in the East ...
A pool slated to float in the East River is taking shape. The hulking, black steel structure arrived Friday at a shipyard in ...
Construction begins on a floating ‘river-cleaning’ swimming pool for New York City - The attraction, called "+ Pool", will measure 9,000 sq ft and be accessible from a walkway by Pier 35 on the East R ...
The water-filtering pool, called + POOL, will find a home at Pier 35, in the waters off Manhattan’s Lower East Side. ... Officials unveil site for floating East River swimming pool.
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 ...
Plus Pool, the proposal to put a plus-sign-shaped floating pool in the East River, has stayed in rendering territory for over a decade. But now that it has a test site, we asked Plus Pool’s ...
Next summer, say Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams, the long-discussed floating swimming pool in the East River, called "+ POOL" will be tested out off of the Lower East Side's Pier 35 (which is just ...
A rendering shared Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 shows the possible future site of a pool off Manhattan's Lower East Side that would use purified water from the East River.
It will be installed in the East River at Pier 35 in May 2026 for final evaluation. Pending final filtration testing at scale, and the barge’s full build-out, the public can swim in it.