New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced plans to bring a + POOL, a filtered floating pool, to a section of the East River near Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The pool, which will be located off of Pier 35’s dock, is part of a broader effort to expand swimming access across the city.

The city and state are collaborating on a water filtration demonstration, set to begin this August. This initiative will assess the feasibility of the + POOL, which will filter water directly from the surrounding environment. The test is designed to ensure that the pool can meet all health and safety requirements. The filtration project at Pier 35 will be followed by a pilot pool in 2025, which will undergo further testing to ensure safety.

The Adams administration’s investment in pool infrastructure is the city’s largest commitment to swimming facilities since the 1970s. In addition to the + POOL project, the city is building new recreation centers with indoor pools in Queens and Brooklyn, renovating existing pools, and partnering with the Central Park Conservancy to open a new pool at the Harlem Meer.

“Through innovative solutions like + POOL, we are providing children and their families with safe spaces to swim in New York City,” said Governor Hochul. “NY SWIMS is the largest statewide investment in swimming since the New Deal, and we’re increasing access to pools while helping our kids learn how to stay safe in the water.”

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