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Warm Weather Got Us McCarren Pool Dreamin'
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Christopher Robbins
Published Feb 1, 2012
Modified Feb 1, 2012
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Today's warm weather has us yearning for the days when we'll be able to shed these sleeved shackles and feel sweet chlorinated bliss on our pasty skin. Global warming schmobal warming. A tweet from the Parks Department showing the bowels of the McCarren Pool made us wonder how its $55 million renovation is coming along two years after Bloomberg broke ground, and the Parks Department forwarded us some evidence of its progress.
The ladies bathroom looks swanky! Maybe they'll serve champagne? The Parks rep couldn't tell us much more than that it will be open for this summer's swimming season beginning in June. The LEED silver-certified facility, which is 79% complete, will also include a rec center for concerts and events, a rooftop café and a "snack shop," which will serve Nutty Buddy's and Chaco Tacos if there is in fact a God.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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