Red Hook Residents Demand Action as Community Pool Remains Closed

Red Hook Pool Closure

• 💔 Residents in Red Hook, Brooklyn, are facing a lack of relief from rising temperatures due to their community pool being closed for most of the season.
• 💧 The pool has been shut down since the start of summer after a water line ruptured during the filling process.
• 🛠️ Repairs are complicated by the need for customized replacement parts, which the city states takes longer than usual.

Accessibility and Disinvestment Concerns

• 🗺️ While alternate pools like Sunset Park and Gowanas are suggested, residents point out they lack convenient public transportation or shuttle services.
• 🗣️ Neighbors express resentment, viewing the pool closure as part of a wider trend of disinvestment and disregard for their community, suggesting it would be resolved faster in other neighborhoods.

Limited Swimming Season and Future Plans

• ⏳ The pool is currently scheduled to reopen in mid-August, leaving only about three weeks of swimming before public pools close on September 7th.
• 🏗️ A $122 million renovation project for the Red Hook pool is planned to begin in 2028.
• 📢 A petition by New Yorkers for Parks calls for the pool to be reopened as soon as possible and for swim programs to be restored.