{"id":279015,"date":"2026-06-26T16:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/279015\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T16:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:06:12","slug":"nycs-outdoor-set-to-open-this-weekend-peek-inside-the-race-to-put-on-finishing-touches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/279015\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC&#8217;s outdoor set to open this weekend \u2013 peek inside the race to put on finishing touches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This will make a splash.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of outdoor Big Apple pools are slated to open for the summer season this weekend \u2014 and Parks workers and maintenance crews are now racing to put the finishing touches.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Jefferson Pool is one of dozens of NYC Parks\u2019 outdoor pools set to open Saturday. Robert Miller for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>More than 50 massive outdoor pools across the five boroughs \u2013 including 13 Olympic-sized pools and 17 mini-pools meant for tots \u2013 will officially open Saturday at 11 a.m., a Parks rep confirmed to The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur maintenance staff has been working for weeks to prepare our pools,\u201d the rep said, with final preparation tasks including scraping and repainting pool basins, repairing locker rooms and testing filtration systems citywide.<\/p>\n<p>A NYC Parks worker cleans an outdoor pool ahead of Saturday\u2019s citywide opening day. Robert Miller for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>A Parks worker sweeps the concrete poolside at Thomas Jefferson Pool in Manhattan. Robert Miller for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>This summer, 51 of the city\u2019s 53 outdoor pools will be open, according to the Parks department \u2014 which saw a whopping 1 million city dwellers take a dip last year.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the largest offerings include Crotona and Van Cortlandt pools in The Bronx, Astoria Pool in Queens and the year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/04\/25\/real-estate\/central-parks-glittering-new-davis-center-to-open-saturday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Manhattan<\/a>.  Each of these pools are Olympic-sized, which means they are 50 meters long and 25 meters wide. <\/p>\n<p>The Haffen Pool in The Bronx will be closed for a $13.4 million reconstruction project that began in April, and the Tony Dapolito Pool in Manhattan \u2014 with <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/20\/us-news\/fate-of-nyc-rec-center-with-keith-haring-mural-still-unclear\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an iconic Keith Haring mural<\/a> \u2014 is shuttered \u201cdue to the site\u2019s structural condition and a planned reconstruction,\u201d the rep said.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the water respites will be open to city dwellers through September 13, though mini-pools will close earlier on Sept. 7.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, 51 of the city\u2019s 53 outdoor pools will be open, a rep confirmed. Robert Miller for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>More than 50 outdoor pools across the five boroughs will officially open Saturday. Robert Miller for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s outdoor pools will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a cleaning break between 3 and 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>When heat emergencies are declared, pool closing times are extended to 8 p.m., Parks said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This will make a splash. 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