{"id":280286,"date":"2026-06-28T07:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/280286\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T07:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:32:07","slug":"nyc-mayor-mamdani-dives-into-pool-in-business-suit-to-open-summer-swim-season-firstpost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/280286\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Mamdani dives into pool in business suit to open summer swim season \u2013 Firstpost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a splash on Saturday by jumping into an outdoor public swimming pool fully dressed in a business suit, officially launching the city\u2019s summer pool season.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, wearing a coat, tie, dress shirt and even black socks, leapt into the Thomas Jefferson Pool in East Harlem alongside dozens of children. The symbolic plunge marked the opening of New York City\u2019s outdoor pools, which will remain open across all five boroughs through September 13.<\/p>\n<p>STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When they said, &#8220;wear a suit,&#8221; I just assumed\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Find a public pool near you at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V0Tzb9IlHO\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/V0Tzb9IlHO<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TL5XIB4jBw\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/TL5XIB4jBw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4wHWNB54fx\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4wHWNB54fx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/2070985940605002007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the mayor\u2019s unusual attire drew attention, it also technically violated Parks Department rules, which require swimmers to wear bathing suits in public pools. Male swimmers are also required to wear trunks with mesh lining unless they opt for Speedos. The rules are designed to help maintain the pools\u2019 chemical balance and water quality.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor had first hinted in March that he might revive the tradition after being asked whether he would follow in the footsteps of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was the last New York mayor to jump into a pool on opening day. Former mayors Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams did not continue the tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Children welcome the mayor\u2019s surprise jump<\/p>\n<p>Children attending the opening event were thrilled to see Mamdani dive into the water with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was so fun. I didn\u2019t think he would do it! And then he shook my hand. That felt amazing,\u201d said Mila Mader, 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told my brother, Leo, I was like, \u2018Oh my God, the mayor shook my hand.\u2019 He shook my brother\u2019s hands, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event came just one day after New York City\u2019s public schools closed for the summer and ahead of another spell of extreme heat expected next week, making the reopening of public pools especially welcome for residents.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a splash on Saturday by jumping into an outdoor public swimming&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[6808,107605,107611,107613,9,54,107604,14905,107615,107606,107612,107609,56,63,65,64,107607,38496,107614,107610,107598,78408,82,107608,107603],"class_list":["post-280286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-east-harlem","tag-east-harlem-pool","tag-learn-to-swim-program","tag-mamdani-latest-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-new-york-city-public-pools","tag-new-york-mayor","tag-new-york-outdoor-swimming","tag-new-york-pool-season","tag-new-york-public-pools-2026","tag-new-york-summer","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-nyc-outdoor-pools","tag-nyc-parks-department","tag-nyc-summer-activities","tag-public-pool-opening","tag-thomas-jefferson-pool","tag-tricia-shimamura","tag-zohran-mamdani","tag-zohran-mamdani-business-suit","tag-zohran-mamdani-pool-jump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}