Bloomie Breaks Ground on McCarren Reno
A ground-breaking ceremony was held yesterday at McCarren Park and Curbed was there for the play-by-play, which included the requisite tossing of dirt. Despite a few references to McLaren Park, Mayor Bloomberg mustered lots of energy and enthusiasm for the $50 million project—which includes a new pool (which will morph into a skating rink in…
A ground-breaking ceremony was held yesterday at McCarren Park and Curbed was there for the play-by-play, which included the requisite tossing of dirt. Despite a few references to McLaren Park, Mayor Bloomberg mustered lots of energy and enthusiasm for the $50 million project—which includes a new pool (which will morph into a skating rink in the winter) and a year-round indoor gym. You can check out the new schematic in addition to a bunch of other photo-op shots on the link.
Bloomberg Says He’ll Beat Hipsters Into Reno’d McCarren Park [Curbed]
Bloomy Shovels Dirt at McCarren Park Pool [Brooklyn Papers]
Kickoff Held for McCarren Pool Restoration [Brooklyn Eagle]
oh lord. it’s great! there are actually real people with families who live around here. we are swimming! thanks bloomie!! this is a fantastic project. thought the lovers of old would be happy to see this place restored. it’s very cool.
just a hangout for drunk, obnoxious, trust-fund hipsters. makes me wanna vomit!
Only 33% will be drunk, stoned hipsters
The other 66% will be drunk, stoned polish peeps/latinos from the southside. Derrrr!!
Rob, you cut me off at your last few words! I was thinking precisely the same thing: the previous incarnation as a giant pee-filled babysitting vat for drunk, stoned and/or idiotically behaved hipsters…
I think this pool looks beautiful! Can’t comprehend opposition to it. It’s like our own Roman baths.
Dust off your Speedo in 2017.
agreed…
total suckage
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Sweet – the pool parties were fun but this is definitely a better use of the space so that the whole community can utilize it.
LOL. it’s going to be a giant pee-filled free-babysitting vat. ick! not that it would be any different from the shows that were previous held in it, but you know..
*rob*
Ya ditto – Residents of 20 Bayard can be underwater 2 ways!!!
“Michael Phelps should do the ceremonious first lap in the new pool after taking bong hits with local hipsters. ”
Hahahaha!!!