{"id":332478,"date":"2026-08-29T04:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T04:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/332478\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T04:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T04:00:12","slug":"central-parks-gottesman-pool-closes-ahead-of-labor-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/332478\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Park\u2019s Gottesman Pool Closes Ahead of Labor Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"292\">Bad news for anyone who had penciled in one last cannonball before summer\u2019s unofficial finale: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/news\/this-new-nyc-pool-is-one-of-the-largest-in-the-city-and-its-opening-this-week-062325\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center<\/a> in Central Park is temporarily closed due to flooding. The popular public pool, which sits near the Harlem Meer at 106th Street, was initially listed as closed because of a \u201cmechanical issue.\u201d But the problem is more water than machinery.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"750\">A spokesperson for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westsiderag.com\/2026\/08\/26\/central-park-gottesman-pool-closed-until-next-week-due-to-flooding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NYC Parks told West Side Rag<\/a> that flooding has taken one of the pool\u2019s two main pumps and the adjacent splash pad offline. Central Park Conservancy and NYC Parks maintenance staff are working to dry the affected areas and get the pumps running again.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1071\">The pool\u2019s website now simply says that Gottesman Pool is closed and apologizes for the inconvenience. An earlier NYC Parks notice had suggested a reopening next Monday, but that date was later removed, so there is currently no official word on whether swimmers will be back in the water for Labor Day Weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1071\">RECOMMENDED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/news\/this-much-hyped-nyc-pool-project-has-been-in-the-works-for-15-long-years-and-it-just-got-delayed-again-073026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This much-hyped NYC pool project has been in the works for 15 long years and it just got delayed again<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1468\">That is a particularly rough break for a pool that became one of the city\u2019s buzziest summer cooling-off spots after opening in 2025. The Davis Center replaced the long-shuttered Lasker Rink and Pool with a year-round recreation hub; in the summer, its sparkling oval pool and lush northern Central Park setting have made it a welcome alternative to the city\u2019s more crowded public swimming holes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1683\">There\u2019s another deadline worth noting for lap swimmers: adult lap-swim hours at Gottesman Pool end on Friday, August 28, meaning those sessions will not return this season even if the facility reopens before fall.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1972\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/things-to-do\/best-swimming-pools-in-nyc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York City\u2019s outdoor pools<\/a> are scheduled to close for the season on September 13, leaving only a short window for a potential return. Until Parks announces more, swimmers looking for a late-summer dip will need to make alternative plans\u2014and perhaps keep their beach towels on standby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bad news for anyone who had penciled in one last cannonball before summer\u2019s unofficial finale: the Gottesman Pool&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":332479,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,1739,9,24,2480,63,129,131,130,904],"class_list":["post-332478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-categories-things-to-do","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news-city-life","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332478","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=332478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}