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McCarren Park Pool reopens on June 29

June 28, 2017 By Free Williamsburg

McCarren Park Pool reopens on June 29

Yep, that’s tomorrow folks. Pool hours are from  from 11am to 7pm daily. There’s a break from 3pm to 4pm for pool cleaning, should someone decide to poop in the pool. More information at mccarrenpark.com. McCarren Park pool is now one of three pools in the area, though it’s North Brooklyn’s only public pool and, best of all, […]

Filed Under: Events, Greenpoint, Mccarren Park, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: mccarren park pool

The pools at McCarren Hotel and the William Vale re-open on Memorial Day weekend

May 17, 2017 By Robert Lanham

The pools at McCarren Hotel and the William Vale re-open on Memorial Day weekend

It’s finally warm out and pool season is about to begin. You’ll have to wait until June 29 to visit McCarren Park Pool but the pool at the William Vale Hotel and McCarren Hotel’s pool are both set to open on Friday, May 26: Ever since its opening last summer, The William Vale has added […]

Filed Under: Williamsburg Tagged With: mccarren park pool, pools, william vale, William Vale Pool

Let the skating begin: McCarren Rink opens Friday

November 14, 2013 By Free Williamsburg

From OSA: The nonprofit Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn (OSA) and NYC Parks will celebrate the opening of McCarren Rink – North Brooklyn’s first and only outdoor ice skating rink – with a grand opening event on Friday, November 15 at 11am. Local officials will be on hand for a ceremonial ribbon cutting to […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Greenpoint, mccarren park, McCarren Park Ice-Skating Rink, mccarren park pool

McCarren Park Ice-Skating Rink opening in November

October 16, 2013 By Free Williamsburg

Hopefully, it’ll be less of a shitshow than the pool has been. Via the Times On Nov. 15, the plaza will become northern Brooklyn’s first ice-skating rink on parks land and one of only a handful of rinks in the borough. The rink is not huge, but with 7,200 square feet of space, it will […]

Filed Under: Mccarren Park, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: mccarren park, McCarren Park Ice-Skating Rink, mccarren park pool

Remembering the McCarren Park Pool before it was a pool again…

August 20, 2012 By Rikolas Deeagatile

Do you remember venturing out to/in Williamsburg every Sunday, rain or shine for the Jelly Pool Parties at the once defunct McCarren Park Pool?

Filed Under: Events, Mccarren Park, Photos, Williamsburg Tagged With: jelly pool party, jellynyc, mccarren park, mccarren park pool

NYPD Uses Pepper Spray In McCarren Pool Melee

July 17, 2012 By Max Kutner

We told ourselves we were going to take a break from posting horror stories about the McCarren Park Pool after it’s first week of long lines, fights, theft, increased police presence, and feces. But the pool made news again hours ago when the NYPD had to use pepper spray against bathers before shutting down the […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: mccarren park, mccarren park pool, News, police

The Politics Of McCarren Park Pool

July 12, 2012 By Free Williamsburg

The Awl has a 6000 word piece on McCarren Park Pool: The Post called the pool a “mini-war zone” and then questioned a policy of inspecting swimming trunks, local television stations called the pool “plagued by a wave of violence,” Gothamist pondered whether the facility was “doomed to repeat its infamous past,” and The New […]

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Police Swarm McCarren Park Pool After Rough First Week

July 5, 2012 By Max Kutner

Today marks a week that the newly renovated McCarren Park Pool has been open and boy oh boy what a week it’s been. In response to the attacks on lifeguards, assault on police, and theft –  not to mention the bad press – police have moved in with full force. A Walk in the Park […]

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Violence Continues At The McCarren Park Pool

July 3, 2012 By Max Kutner

On Sunday we told you about how the McCarren Park Pool was off to a rocky start, including an incident in which teens attacked a lifeguard who told them not to do backflips. Well it looks like that was only the beginning. Another fight went down yesterday and this time the NYPD was called in […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: mccarren park, mccarren park pool, News, police

Endless Lines, Lifeguard Attacks, And Why You Won't Be Going To The McCarren Park Pool

July 1, 2012 By Max Kutner

It’s been four days since the McCarren Park Pool’s big reopening and things have gotten off to a rough start. Thursday’s event featured a well-intentioned ceremony by Mayor Bloomberg, but he kept referring to the park as “McClarren” and only mentioned its location in Williamsburg, not Greenpoint. The pool should have opened at 11 a.m., […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Mayor Bloomberg, mccarren park, mccarren park pool, News

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