Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
For the first time in several years, the Tompkins Square Park mini pool (yes, Tompkins has a mini pool) will be open to the public.
City pools open next Friday, June 27, including Dry Dock on 10th Street and Hamilton Fish on Pitt Street.
This week, Parks employees filled the mini pool, reserved for kids and their guardians. (In other words, no adults without a child!)
New this year (aside from renovated restrooms), hooks along the fence to hang your TUMI Voyageur Patricia backpack, Anya Hindmarch I Am A Plastic Bag water bottle holder and Prada terrycloth scrunchie. (Working on our brand-dropping influence!)
Also new this year is the warning about breath-holding contests...
...to go along with the existing staples...
Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, with a closure between 3-4 p.m. for cleaning.
The pool initially closed during the pandemic and remained out of service due to a lack of bathroom access while the park's field house was under renovation for the past two summers.
It's unknown if this might be the last summer for the TSP mini pool.
Last August, Gov. Hochul announced nearly $150 million in capital grants through the New York Statewide Investment in More Swimming (NY SWIMS) initiative.
As part of that, Tompkins Square Park was awarded $6.1 million for a new in-ground pool, which will double the capacity of the current above-ground trailer park model.
A start date for construction on the new pool has not been announced yet.
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