Farewell Floating Pool Lady, We Hardly Knew Ye
This weekend is your last chance to enjoy the Floating Pool Lady in the nabe — next year she moves to the Bronx.
New York Post: Boros to Pool Around: The new floating pool has been such a huge success on the Brooklyn Heights waterfront this summer the city plans to tow it elsewhere next year to give another neighborhood a chance to enjoy it, officials confirmed yesterday.
But Brooklynites who got used to the pool and beach - with its panoramic harbor views - want it to stay put.
"We've been waiting for Brooklyn Bridge Park for decades, we finally get a taste of it and now they want to take it away?" said Lauren Sheridan, a 29-year-old dance teacher from Park Slope.
"It makes no sense. It's the coolest thing, and it's a lot closer for me than heading out to Coney Island."
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Posted : August 30th, 2007 at 9:23 am by Homer Fink under News.
Comments: 10
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Comment from yo
Time: August 30, 2007, 1:29 pm
joralemon street residents 1 - rest of brooklyn 0
Comment from ts
Time: August 30, 2007, 4:45 pm
Seriously. Fuck those guys!
Comment from bhb reader
Time: August 30, 2007, 5:41 pm
I, too, am sorry to see it go. It took me most of the summer to figure out that my kid & I have to get there at 10am to get on for the 11am session, and then run off at noon to get ‘bracelets’ for the 1pm session … but now we’re seasoned pros and will absolutely miss it if we’re still stuck in the Heights next summer!
Comment from beach lady
Time: August 31, 2007, 2:33 pm
i will dress in black for two months
Comment from COACH BOB
Time: August 31, 2007, 10:59 pm
MY DAY CAMPERS HAD A BLAST THERE! THE KIDS LOVED IT. WE LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THE FLOATING LADY, INCLUDING THE ANTI-GROUP BIAS, TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUMMER.
WITH THE LACK OF LIFEGUARDS IN NYC PARKS & REC POOLS, THE FLOATING POOL LADY WAS A GODSEND TO US, AND WE WILL VISIT THE “LADY” WHEREEVER SHE GOES, JUST TO SAY HI TO THE CREW!
I DO HOPE THAT FUNDING IS FOUND, SO WE CAN GET OUR LADY BACK FOR NEXT SUMMER! PEACE.
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Comment from ABC
Time: September 1, 2007, 10:32 am
I think it was scheduled to be brooklyn in 07 and bronx in 08 from the beginning. Joralemon had nothing to do with it.
Comment from Teddy
Time: September 1, 2007, 11:09 pm
Is there a pool planned for the Brooklyn Bridge Park (open to the public for free or minimal fee) ?
Comment from mimi Wallace
Time: September 5, 2007, 10:39 pm
I too “discovered” the Floating Lady Pool a bit late in the season to get full benefit from it. What a grand discovery! Close and easy to get to. What a shame to have it move next season. Money should be raised to have a “floating lady” in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and why not one on the West Side of Manhattan? Riverside Park would be a great place for a “floating lady”! This is an idea whose time has come and New Yorkers deserve this incredible way to enjoy the sun and water in our neighborhoods!
Comment from mimi Wallace
Time: September 5, 2007, 10:39 pm
I too “discovered” the Floating Lady Pool a bit late in the season to get full benefit from it. What a grand discovery! Close and easy to get to. What a shame to have it move next season. Money should be raised to have a “floating lady” in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and why not one on the West Side of Manhattan? Riverside Park would be a great place for a “floating lady”! This is an idea whose time has come and New Yorkers deserve this incredible way to enjoy the sun and water in our neighborhoods!
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