The Brooklyn Eagle reports on the reaction of Joralemon Street residents to the sudden flood of folks using their street to access the Floating Pool Lady. The article claims the source of anguish is the fact that many of the poolitizens who walk by are "half-naked". We wonder if that's only "half" the story. What do you think?
Brooklyn Eagle: Scantily Clad Swimmers: “The problem I have is that I don’t want to look at men naked from the waist up, with boobs as big as mine,” said Doris Walton, a 40-year resident of Joralemon. She said, while the pool is a very good idea and is a great attraction for children and their parents, she’s upset with the slew of people who use her block as a main pathway to the pool…
Shortly after the pool opened a few weeks ago, a young lady wearing only her bikini, apparently en route to the pool, spread her blanket on Joralemon Street near Garden Place, where she said she was waiting for a friend. A long-time resident of Garden Place walking by told the woman to “please confine your sunbathing to Brooklyn Bridge Park,” and continued in a huff.
