A floating pool is coming to the East River — but New Yorkers won’t be able to swim in it anytime soon. The idea has been pitched for more than a decade by the group +POOL and gained traction earlier ...

A rendering of the Plus Pool in the East River — the actual test pool slated to open in 2025 will be smaller. Photo: + Pool I was doing water-quality measurements in New York and the founders came to ...

During the fall, heaps of seaweed repeatedly clogged a filter system designed for a future floating pool in the East River. Despite the setback, the project's backers, who have been working on the ...

After years of planning, a floating swimming pool in the East River may be closer to becoming a reality. The non-profit group Friends of +POOL is testing a filtration system that will filter out ...

The story behind +POOL, a plan for New York City’s first floating filtering pool, is already of those great urban stories of regular folks with big ideas and perseverance in droves. Beginning with a ...

Whether you call the new year the year of the horse or the year of the fire-horse, it is definitely cause for celebration. The brutal cold is taking a toll on homes and cars, and in some cases, ...