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New York's own floating pool is opening tomorrow! The concept was that of Ann Buttenwieser, founder of the Neptune Foundation and a former manager of City Parks. The water on water can be found at Brooklyn Bridge Park, it's free and open from 11am to 7pm (the beach is open from 9am to 9pm) - seven days a week.
The park's website tells us how to have fun whether you're floating or land-bound: "Take a dip in the 25 meter, 7 lane Floating Pool Lady, a floating swimming pool moored in the East River. Run your toes through the sand on the 40,000 square foot Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach. Grab a burger, rent an umbrella and enjoy the spectacular views of New York Harbor. Get your game on for pick-up beach volleyball and sand soccer or contact MetroSoccer to sign up for leagues and clinics!"
The pool saw some action today when the Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Marty Markowitz took a dip. The Brooklyn Eagle reports on the pool as well as the park developement:
There was a significant new face Tuesday: Patrick Foye who heads the downstate part of the Economic State Development Corp. An appointee of Governor Spitzer, he was the second speaker after Borough President Marty Markowitz. Foye’s group will build the park, and it was clear from public comments made that his group was the one primarily responsible for cutting through miles of red tape so as to have a dockside pool.
The pool itself, which can be found around 334 Furman Street, has a maximum capacity of 175 and swimmers will be issued colored wristbands for hour-long swim sessions on a first-come, first-serve basis. Free shuttle buses will run from Borough Hall to the pool every 10 minutes.
More photos on Flickr, and more on the pool at the NY Times.
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Do you know if poor black people will use this pool? I want to go but if they are there then I don't want to risk it. I know Brooklyn Bridge Park is full of whites but poor black people will take the subway to get there.
Gross, a wet Marty.
that's a human bacteria frappe
They just did a story on this,
Mostly whites but when the poor blacks and PR's get a hold of it, look out. Remember this is a free pool.
How is the one hour limit enforced???????
yeah, whities don't pee in the pool... right... hahaha
it's not whites peeing in the pool I'm worried about. It's black kids yelling and screaming and being loud and molesting people and robbing you when you are in the pool. Ever been to a public pool before?
Wow, I didnt realize public pools brought out people's racists sides.
#7, sometimes being realistic can sound racist. Some people appreciate a calm dip in the pool without excessive splashing & screaming. One solution would be to allow only children & their parents on certain days and adults only on other days.
The Carmine Street pool is safe, however you have to watch out for the other type of animal.
The perverts who hang out looking at young children.
These are mostly white men.
Color me shocked (pun intended) at the comments on this post. Wow.
Wonder what the urine to chlorine ratio will be tomorrow.
I used to be all "that's racist of you to say!" when somebody said something about black people. But after moving to New York and living with them I found out it's All The stereotypes about Black People are TRUE
Marty looks funny in a bathing suit
Marty looks funny in a bathing suit
It's a riot, it's a hoot
Marty looks funny in a bathing suit.
I noticed you mentioned, after moving to NY,
why don't you go back to where you came from?
We don't need your kind here. And, we don't take kindly to your type of people.
I pee in the pool all the time. All the cool kids do it.
You are all so ignorant. What losers!! L What have you done for humanity? What positive thing have you done to make people happy and feel positive.
Move back to the sticks because real New Yorker's would never write such garbage.
it's sad when you post things like that on this web site where children look at this negative racism from thier parents. i wonder where it all starts. hmmmmm. besides kids screaming and yelling and jumping in the water having a great time. i'll take that anyday. if you don't like it then stay at home watching leave it to beaver and watch the breaking news story about a child being abducted by who, oh wow the white neighbor who lives three doors down from you. have a great day.
Those damn PR's are everywhere....why can't they stay in their own low class poverty striken rat infested neighborhoods and save themselves the trip by opening up a fire hydrant and cooling off that way. Those poor black folk do not need to be out during the daytime anyway.
I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THINKING THE SAME THING AS WHAT I WROTE ABOUT...probably the 14 racist ignorant pathetic human beings that commented before me. I hope none of you have children.
I live in the area of where the floating pool is and I'm an educated Puerto Rican woman who loves Brooklyn and NYC because of the diversity and culture.
By the way, I'll be going to the pool on Tuesday & Wednesday, so you might want to avoid those days so your not in the same water as me.
You know I'm an educated Puerto Rican woman as well and I'm sickened by the racist comments I've seen here.
My family is diverse; from the lower-class to upper class. However, they have ALL raised us to treat people with respect, be well-mannered and to always be on our best behavior.
It's not about your race or "class" its about how you were raised. Trust me there are a lot of "white people" who don't have any respect or manners in public. All you need to do is adjust your selected vision...
It's because of all you ignorant people, our children will have to deal with racism everyday. I really feel sorry for you. But it's okay because God sees everything and he'll take care of you one way or another....
I'm Puerto Rican too...but I'm not the stereotypical looking PR. SO.... You better watch out, cause I will be swimming next to you and you won't even know it...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! We are everywhere! HEHEHEHE.
But I don't want to swim next to poison, LIKE YOU.
And further more.......this land was at one point before rich interest came in to the area of the NY PR and black community. There are still long standing communities of people of color in DUMBO (the gentrified name). If it wasnt for people who have been living here and are being moved out/displaced of their own communities y'all people would not have these trendy yuppy hipster spaces to call home.
all the gentrifiers (which are definitely not just condo owners) should be more ashamed at taking part in a system that does put people out of their homes and communities and robs them of their human rights to housing, work, food and edu.
i live in brooklyn heights near the brooklyn bridge and brought my two young boys to the floating pool yesterday! we just had to see what it was all about! It was truly amazing! Clean, quiet, well-organized, plenty of folks working to keep things running in a smooth and VERY controlled manner...the beach is nice but not quite the same as the "real" thing...the pool, however, is gorgeous! lots of clean bathrooms, locker and changing room space, 3 lifeguards doing an excellent job AND THE VIEWS! Oh, THE VIEWS!!! This is yet another amazing thing do do and see in NVC and in dear, sweet brooklyn!! Don't let the summer pass without bringing your family to the floating pool!!
Trying to research the pool to bring my son and reading the comments made me decide that this is not the place for us. I also am an educated hispanic (and my son has been awarded the student of the year award for 3 years straight). The negativity and racist views that I have read really brought out the "GHETTO" in me. Like the other guest commented, we are here to stay...why don't you just move out of our neighborhoods. You WHITE guys are driving our rents off the hook and taking all the housing..
There are so many things that a person could say to these comments but all I'm going to say is: Do you people seriously wonder why the world we live in is so bad and why there is so much war and hate? Take one look in the mirror and try to take comfort in knowing that you are the cause.
Just when I think the racism in this country couldn't get any worse--I read an ignorant post about how poor blacks and PRs act in a city pool. As an educated black mother, it sickens me that some people think that all the stereotypes that they see on TV and movies about minorities are true. So I ask myself, just how smart are you, anway? You can't take the actions of some and then generalize about an entire group. It's dangerous, pathetic and not progressive thinking at all. I'm not sure where you came from before moving to NYC, but it was not diverse in culture or thought. So, as someone suggested, you should go back to where YOU came from. Now. No, make that right now. Wish I could call the movers and help you load that pea-brain onto the truck.
As an educated, middle-class, working, professional, black woman, I MUST add my thoughts on the unfortunate downward-spiral of this particular blog.
While some of these racist comments are sad, but true observations (of the ways in which SOME less fortunate/lower-income/financially and socially deprived individuals (mis)represent themselves), it's still not comforting to know that there are so many people (not just in NY, but everywhere) who honestly believe that stereotyping and generalizing are safe and scientific ways to classify any given race. ...Who believe that if you notice the (uncultured and "ghetto") behavior of a certain class/type/category of people, then it's ok to say that this MUST be the norm for "all of them"- ..regardless of their demographic, income, personal circumstances and misfortunes, upbringing, etc.
So, holding this outrageously-ignorant process of racial categorizing/profiling as TRUE, then would it be safe to make the assumption that all white people (regardless of their individually diverse ethnic backgrounds and demographics: American, Polish, Russian, German, etc. Based solely on their skin) are toothless, red-necked, inbred, wife-beating, child-molesting, serial-killing, pointy-white-hood-wearing, ignorant, racists?
..I mean, becuause that's exactly the type of 'logic' that you're using to classify/de-humanize/categorize an entire race of black and hispanic people.
...And just in case you do not know the answer to my question (is it ok to make gross generalizations?): it's NO. It is absolutely NOT OK to make generalizations of an entire race based on stereotypes and selective observations of just a few poor examples.
My family is very diverse and is comprised of people/in-laws of all races/colors/ethnicities/shapes/religions. And I even feel terrible for having to make such horid comments about 'white people' (above), as an extreme way to get my point across. It's high time that WE all stop being so closed-minded (aka ignorant and afraid of others who do not look/act/speak like 'us'), and face the real problem: Our fear to acknowledge our own insignificance and inferiority, when placed in the context of this vast, beautiful, diverse world in which we all live, ..and share (equally).
It's not a contest. There's no race to prove which race is better/smarter/more worthy. The only contest should be the one we have with ourselves: trying to push to be the best that we can be, to do the most that we can, to make worthwhile contributions to society during our very short/insignificant time on this omnipresent/omnipotent earth.
I was not suprised by the ignorance displayed here. Yes, I am BLACK. I don't expect better from ignorant WHITE PEOPLE. You cannot overcome ignorance. I think it is a good thing that the ones with such remarks won't come around. This is 2007 give me a break!
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