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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Who’s up for a dip in the East River? Or maybe the Hudson? After more than a decade of fits and starts, a floating pool that’s shaped like a plus sign is headed for one of New York City’s waterways ...

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 ...