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Best Pool in the Neighborhood?
By The Changeling | July 2, 2007
Photo by Danny Lyon (1942 - )” Boy against a yellow platform at the Kosciusko Swimming Pool in the Bedford-Stuyvesant District of Brooklyn in New York City” July 1974. 1998 print from the original color slide. Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. (412-DA-13474) Â
A reader recently contacted me to find out which pool in the neighborhood is best. I haven’t been to any of them, so I thought I would ask readers what their favorite swimming pools are.Â
The city website has information on the location of the pools associated with NYC parks and recreation here: pool information and they also have learn-to-swim programs that are free for kids. So which pool in (or close to) our neighborhood is the best? Have any readers tried the Bed-Stuy YMCA pool?
July 2nd, 2007 at 5:55 pm
I’d say the metropolitan pool at the corner of Bedford and Metropolitan in Williamsburg. Its not in Bed-Stuy but if you are near the G, its pretty convenient. Always clean and warm.
Anyone else have any ideas?
July 2nd, 2007 at 6:53 pm
I need to learn how to swim for a mini triathlon in August and saw that the Bed-Stuy Y has a big pool and swimming classes. As an addition to OP’s post, any information on swimming classes in Bed-Stuy and Clinton Hill would be awesome!
July 3rd, 2007 at 3:45 am
i simply love the red hook pool. the kiddie area is great and larger pool is perfect. it has a lap area sectioned off from the splashing area. my 2.5 year old loves when we go. two thumbs up to red hook!
July 4th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
I agree, two thumbs up for the Red Hook pool!
August 14th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Well, Nia and Candace had their first swimming lesson today at the Kosciusko pool and give four thumbs up! Just as fun as Red Hook! There’s a kiddie pool too.
August 27th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
I would like to know from someone or anyone who can tell me how can I post a photo of a beautiful wall mural of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X on this site. Help me if you can, Somebody
August 28th, 2007 at 7:28 am
Just email the photo along with the information indicating the location of the mural. Make sure that any images are high quality and that the picture is taken within the Classon, Flushing, Broadway and Fulton borders (i.e. within Bedford-Stuyvesant). thechangeling@bedstuyblog.com