QUESTION
How many swimming pools are on Department of Education (DOE) property, and are any accessible to the public?
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The New York City Parks Commissioner admits to not having the number of swimming pools on Department of Education (DOE) property but highlights the partnership with DOE for swim programs.
- Commissioner Sue Donoghue lacks current information on the number of DOE swimming pools.
- Council Member Shekar Krishnan inquires about public access to DOE swimming pools.
- Donoghue emphasizes the strong partnership with DOE, including swim training programs for students by aquatics professionals.
- The administration prioritizes interagency collaboration to open DOE facilities, including pools, to the public.
Shekar Krishnan
0:16:32
How many swimming pools are located?
0:16:34
This is a bit outside your jurisdiction, but I think if you have the numbers how many swimming pools are located on DOE Department of Education Property?
Sue Donoghue
0:16:43
Thank you for the question, council member.
0:16:45
I do not, at this time have the answer to that question, that would be a DOE question to answer.
Shekar Krishnan
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Okay.
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It'd be helpful.
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If if you if you all can or get us that information, we bit easier than checking with DOE, but if you can let us know how many public school pools there are.
0:16:59
And do you happen to know, are any of these pools open to the general public or to groups other than DOE students at any time?
Sue Donoghue
0:17:06
The DOE pools.
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Yes.
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So thank you for the question.
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We are fortunate to have a great partnership with DOE, and we do work closely with them on our swim for live programming.
0:17:16
We actually have, for many years, worked with partnership with DOE where we they have students that we are able to train with our aquatics professionals in DOE pool.
0:17:29
So They they are very much great partner of ours in utilizing, and we are use utilizing DOE pools.
0:17:37
I also know that this administration has placed a priority on that kind of interagency collaboration and in particular opening up DOE facilities writ large, not just their pool.
0:17:48
Rules, but DOE facilities to the public.