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Early Addition: NYC's largest public pool is back this season

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Emily Nadal

Published Jun 21, 2024

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Note: Friday’s Early Addition newsletter incorrectly stated the cost of Astoria Pool's makeover. It cost $19 million.

It’s Friday morning in New York City where transportation officials have a new vision to fix a defective section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, but you’ll have to wait until 2029 for it to happen.

Here's what else is happening:

• The city’s largest pool, Astoria Pool, is finally reopening after a $19 million makeover. New York City is going to spend another $1 billion to redo 39 other public pools.
• Model sailboats are back at Central Park for the first time since 2019. They can be rented at the model Conservatory Water Pond.
• Stonewall National Monument has a new visitor center that will officially open on July 28 and serve as a hub of education, offering a variety of programs and exhibits.
• Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn has changed a lot throughout the years. But one thing you can count on is James Jackson's watermelon stand which has been in the neighborhood every summer for the past 50 years.
• Mayor Eric Adams just launched the first phase of an initiative to hire more city-contracted workers from lower-income neighborhoods.
• It’s about time women’s clothing gets pockets.
• The Dyckman Basketball Tournament used to be a bring-your-own-shirt, $50 entry fee kind of community event. Now, it’s dubbed the “Red Carpet of Streetball” with NBA players regularly stopping by to shoot hoops. This is how it got there.
• And finally, moose versus bear:

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