The Pop-up Pool at Brooklyn Bridge Park is set
to become a more permanent feature of
the area. Since 2012 it has gained such
popularity in the summer months that locals will be able to enjoy it for two
more seasons in its current location.
While there are plans for demolishing the site after this summer session
for the Pier 2 uplands, a permanent pool is to be brought to the neighborhood
at Squibb Park (that is attached to the waterfront via the Squibb Park Bridge).
Thanks to the huge efforts of locals via the Love
Our Pool campaign, this has been – and will continue
to be – a community endeavor. The BBPC
will hold meetings with the community to get their advice on what they think
would make the pool great. Once information has been gathered, a designer will
be chosen and the pool will thereafter be built. It’s a process but it will be worth it when
it reaches its culmination.
