REMARKS
Proposed Atlas of Aquatics programs
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Council Member Krishnan introduces the fifth point of his five-point plan: creating an Atlas of Aquatics programs. This initiative aims to improve access to information about swimming programs across the city.
- The Atlas would provide a centralized resource for finding swim classes and programs
- A pre-considered bill sponsored by the council member would require the Parks Department to create a public, searchable web-based map
- The map would list both public pools and programs available at each site
- This initiative addresses the difficulty parents face in finding and enrolling their children in swim classes
- The Atlas would include programs offered by both the Parks Department and nonprofits throughout the city
Shekar Krishnan
0:15:45
Lastly, The city should create an Atlas of Aquatics programs.
0:15:50
Aquatics programs can only help New Yorkers if we know where, when, and how to find them.
0:15:58
This is a very real scenario.
0:16:01
I've heard from numerous parents, myself included, that to go find classes to teach children how to swim is extraordinarily difficult, where they are, what time they're being offered, and not just box department, programs that are often oversubscribed, understandably so.
0:16:18
But all the programs that nonprofits are are offering throughout the city, we needed a one stop place, where we can find these programs and enroll our children.
0:16:31
That's what this bill does.
0:16:33
The other pre considered bill we're hearing today that I'm sponsoring will require the parks department to create a public searchable web based map listing both public pools as well as programs available at each site.
