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Take the McCarren Pool Survey

August 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment

A survey to gauge sentiment about the future of McCarren Pool, which will be redesigned to include a working swimming pool, has been circulating for some time in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. It’s also been posted online, and if you’re interested in voicing your opinion about the pool’s future and what it should include, you can […]

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TV on the Radio Do McCarren Pool, Water Included

July 30th, 2007 · Comments Off on TV on the Radio Do McCarren Pool, Water Included

[Photo courtesy of Jonny Leather/flickr & jonnyleather.com]We ended up a little beaten down by yesterday’s weather and skipped the TV on the Radio show at McCarren Pool, even though we were on the list to shoot it and we love the band. In any case, the pool had a bit more water than usual and […]

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McCarren Pool Landmarked

July 25th, 2007 · Comments Off on McCarren Pool Landmarked

Some good news out of the Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting yestreday. The LPC has finally landmarked McCarren Pool, capping an effort to save the closed WPA-era pool that began in the 1990s. This is a good thing both because protection of the pool is now official and because any modifications, as per renovations that the […]

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McCarren Pool Party: A Short Vid

July 4th, 2007 · Comments Off on McCarren Pool Party: A Short Vid

Here’s a short vid shot at this week’s Pool Party at McCarren Pool that shows a bit of Illinois performing, plus people dancing to Dengue Fever and Man Man.

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Man Man @ the McCarren Pool Party

July 2nd, 2007 · Comments Off on Man Man @ the McCarren Pool Party

Man Man played the McCarren Pool Party yesterday put on by Jelly NYC. It was, as always, a cool scene, though there is a much stepped-up corporate sponsorship presence this year and the entire effort is several levels above the kind of DIY thing it started out as last year. In any case, there’s a […]

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Designing the New McCarren Pool Tonight

June 13th, 2007 · Comments Off on Designing the New McCarren Pool Tonight

It’s worth noting that there’s an important planning session in Williamsburg tonight about redesigning McCarren Pool. In the words of an email encouraging participation, “This is your opportunity to sit down with your neighbors and give your input to what the future McCarren Park Pool should be. The architect for the redesign will be chosen […]

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Everybody in the Pool: McCarren Design Session Coming Up

June 11th, 2007 · Comments Off on Everybody in the Pool: McCarren Design Session Coming Up

Ah, yes, McCarren Pool as a swimming pool. (The image above is a little something we created last summer when it was very, very hot.) Now that there’s likely to be money in the city budget for returning McCarren Pool to its intended use, the process of figuring out how to do it is more […]

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Swim Meet: McCarren Pool Design Sessions in June

May 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on Swim Meet: McCarren Pool Design Sessions in June

With the Bloomberg Administration committed to putting $50 million into renovating McCarren Pool and returning it (or part of it) to use as a pool, some public meetings will be coming up in June to “discuss the conceptual design of the complex.” The sessions will be sponsored by the Park Department and Community Board 1. […]

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McCarren Pool Might Be a Pool Sooner Than You Think

April 27th, 2007 · Comments Off on McCarren Pool Might Be a Pool Sooner Than You Think

Yesterday, we started to crack a joke about how McCarren Pool would become a swimming pool again around 2030. Boy, were we wrong. The Waterfront Preservation Alliance of Greenpoint and Williamsburg is reporting that money for recreating McCarren as a pool could be available sooner rather than later: …the Mayor’s FY2008 (begins July, 2007) budget […]

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McCarren Pool to be Restored as a Pool?

April 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

We were amused to be thumbing through the Open Space section of the PlaNYC 2030 document and to find the following verbiage on Page Six: Opened in 1936, then closed in 1984 due to the deterioration of its systems, McCarren Pool will finally be rebuilt as both an outdoor Olympic-size pool and a year-round recreation […]

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McCarren Pool Update: Landmarking & Big Concerts

April 19th, 2007 · Comments Off on McCarren Pool Update: Landmarking & Big Concerts

The news about the Cat Powers show at McCarren Pool on July 7 and what it may mean is down below. (Yeah, we’re burying our lead.) Meanwhile, there’s an interesting letter in the Greenpoint Star from the President of Independent Friends of McCarren Park dealing with the background of landmarking efforts. (The Landmarks Preservation Commission […]

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