The Lower East Side is looking on the Plus side. The long-promised “+ POOL” — a futuristic floating swimming pool designed to buoy bathers in the East River — will open off Pier 35 along the Lower ...

On a dreary Thursday night in the Seaport District of Manhattan, a bright blue plus sign illuminates the East River. The floating structure, called Plus Pool Light, is an offshoot project of Plus Pool ...

Nine years ago, New Yorkers were promised a floating, self-filtering pool on the East River, but all they’ve gotten so far is a floating light sculpture. Plus Pool Light has been installed, ...

Seven years after pitching their idea, the young designers behind +Pool are ready to build. Is the city ready to let them? How a Giant Plus-Shaped Pool Could Make New York’s East River Safe For ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan — On a scorching ...

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 ...

Construction is underway on a floating pool that allows free and safe access to the East River for swimming. Plus Pool is an initiative to bring back safe river swimming and educate the public on ...

New York City is one step closer to welcoming an unusual new landmark: an Olympic-length public pool floating in the East River. After more than 10 years of crowdfunding, testing and campaigning, the ...

For the past six years, a group of enterprising New Yorkers has been chasing a simple dream: to transform the city’s dirty rivers into clean, swimmer-friendly waterways. To make this happen, the team ...