New Yorkers will have a new pool to dive into this summer. The so-called +Pool is a floating pool filled with filtered East River water.
Hang on…before you say ‘ewwwww,’ listen to what the engineers have done.
In the works for 10 years, engineers devised a unique aquatic filtering facility capable of cleaning one million gallons of the much-vilified East River water.
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $16 million investment from both the city and the state, with plans to begin testing at scale as early as summer 2024.
If testing goes well, that means the pool could open to the public soon.
Ingenious.