There’s a certain irony to testing if local waters are safe to swim in. It can take 24 hours for a lab to collect and analyze bacteria levels inside rivers and lakes. By the time the public learns ...

Though swimming in the East River may not be on every New Yorker’s bucket list, PLAYLAB, in collaboration with Family New York and Floating Point, has created a 50-foot by 50-foot buoyant cross-shaped ...

Who’s up for a dip in the East River? Or maybe the Hudson? After more than a decade of fits and starts, a floating pool that’s shaped like a plus sign is headed for one of New York City’s waterways ...

Nine years ago, New Yorkers were promised a floating, self-filtering pool on the East River, but all they’ve gotten so far is a floating light sculpture. Plus Pool Light has been installed, ...