Top photo by Stacie Joy
NYC Parks is kicking off the design process for a reconstruction project involving the Tompkins Square Park mini-pool and basketball courts — and there’s a virtual community meeting scheduled for Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
According to Parks, the project will include a major change to the mini-pool: the current above-ground pool will be redesigned as an in-ground pool.
Parks is also inviting neighbors to weigh in on what they'd like to see as part of the improvements, with a focus on how this section of Tompkins can better serve the community.
Sign up for the meeting at this link.
Here's an aerial view of the area that will eventually be under-construction along 10th Street and Avenue B...
... and how it looked the other day before the snow...
In August 2024, 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.
Other areas of the park have undergone renovations... last April, the field house and restrooms reopened after more than 18 months of rehab work.
In 2023, reconstruction of the multipurpose courts took place.
