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[New York City's] Economic Development Corporation is seeking ideas for a floating pool that would filter the water of the East River to allow for safe swimming. A similar idea was first announced in 2010 by the nonprofit +POOL, which has been working with the city for years. The pool would likely be built between the north side of Brooklyn Bridge and the south side of Pier 35 on the Lower East Side, according to a request for expressions of interest. — 6sqft
According to 6sqft, New York City was once home to as many as 15 floating river pools, a tradition that originated in the 1870s. Proposal submissions are due no later than 5:00 PM on October 4, 2019. View full entry
Since Archinect first mentioned the Family and PlayLab's +POOL in 2011, the initiative has made significant progress toward realizing the world's first water-filtering, floating pool in New York. After two wildly successful Kickstarter campaigns in 2011 and 2013 along with international acclaim... View full entry
