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QUESTION
How many public pools are managed by the Parks Department, and what is their operational status?
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Commissioner Sue Donoghue confirms there are 65 public pool facilities under the Parks Department, with 58 currently open to the public.
- The New York City Parks Department manages 65 public pool facilities.
- 58 of these facilities are open to the public.
- Open pools are located in Queens, Manhattan, and additional boroughs, with specific pools mentioned by name.
- There are 4 closed pools: 1 in the Bronx, 1 in Brooklyn, and 2 in Manhattan.
Shekar Krishnan
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And how many you mentioned this before, but I just wanted to to clarify again, but how many public pools are under the 65 facilities?
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Mhmm.
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But how many of them are actually open.
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And how many are in rec centers versus other types of pools?
Sue Donoghue
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Thank you, Council member.
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I heard the first part of your question, but not the second part.
Shekar Krishnan
0:14:32
So just how many public pools are there?
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I think you were testified 65 overall.
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Yep.
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Are they all open?
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If not, how many are actually open?
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And where are they located?
Sue Donoghue
0:14:43
So you're right.
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We have 65 public pool facilities.
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58 of those 65 are open to the public.
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So where they're open, we have 2 in Queens, Metropolitan Pool, Saint John's, 4 in Manhattan, Assur Levy, Chelsea, Constance Baker Motley, Gertrude Edderley, in Queens, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and Roy Wilkins.
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The closed pools, there are 4 of them, 1 in the Bronx, Saint Marys.
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In Brooklyn, Brownsville, and then 2 in Manhattan, Hansboro, and Tony Doppolito.
Shekar Krishnan
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Got it.
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And I did wanna say that I'm glad to hear the news that a story of Park pool will be reopened in June.
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Yeah.
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Just take a rain check on that offer.
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It was the opening day of jump ins and maybe not.
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Okay.
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Fine.
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Then then the first time you can just give me a look.
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Alright.
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So what the I'll revise my statement there.
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But I keep I keep it open.
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Yeah.
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But I'm very excited to hear that that pool finally be reopened given that it serves so many Queen's residents and families my own included.