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Brooklyn’s Depression-era swimming pools are still a splash! Dozens of kids, synchronized swimmers and city parks honchos celebrated 75 years of outdoor public pools in Red Hook on Monday. The ...
Perhaps a little worn around the edges, but the bones are awesome. I do the adult swim 7-9am (June-July, 2 months, not 2 weeks). The scale of the pool is literally gigantic. If you haven’t seen it in ...
School’s out for summer — and the pool’s out for some Red Hook campers as well. Three weeks into the camp season, city bureaucrats are still blocking kids from Red Hook Recreation Summer Camp from ...
School is out and it's summer, Brooklyn! New York City public pools open for the summer season on Friday, June 27. Outdoor ...
Public pools officially open today in NYC, including a brand new pool in Central Park​. Here's how to find one near you.
NYC Parks says the Red Hook Pool closed on Sunday due to unsanitary conditions in the water. Dozens of Brooklyn residents walked in the double doors, only to walk right out on Monday because they ...
When Washington Square Park Fountain Was Turned Into a Pool. ... He was born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, in 1956. His father Rick Dimatteo was a key member of Joey Gallo’s crew.