McCarren Park Pool

(Katie Sokoler/Gothamist)

OPEN JUNE 28 – SEPTEMBER 3, 2012!

The long-awaited reopening of McCarren Park pool has arrived. The 37,950-square-foot pool will be open daily 11am-3pm and then from 4pm-7pm.

Best of all, it's FREE*!

* Recreation center membership ($150 per year for adults; $25 per year for seniors; free for children and teens under the age of 18) is required for the use of our indoor pools.

HOURS: 11am-3pm and 4pm-7pm
PRICE: Free
RULES: Click here (note: FOR ENTRY, YOU MUST SHOW UP IN SWIM GEAR)
ADDRESS: Lorimer Street between Bayard Street and Driggs Avenue Google Maps
PHONE: 718.965.6580
PLACES TO EAT NEARBY: Click here
PLACES TO DRINK NEARBY: Click here

c/o NY Times

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The long anticipated return of the McCarren Park Pool - which opened in 1936, closed in 1983, and hosted some of the best summer concerts between 2005 and 2008 – will open June 28th with a ceremony at 11 a.m. According to Geoffrey Croft of the group NYC Park Advocates, the pool will accommodate 1,500 swimmers. Renovations to the pool, recreation center, bathhouse, and entry arch cost $50 million.

Amenities at the new facility will include a volleyball court, beach, and spray showers. The rec center will have a basketball court, weight room, dance studio, cardio room, and “multipurpose community space.” Make sure to keep an eye out for decorative wood panels, which developers recycled from the Coney Island boardwalk.

As we previously posted, locals can enjoy the space year round, as the city has put out a call for proposals to turn the pool deck into an ice skating rink in the winter.

View a McCarren Park Pool Construction Timeline

McCarren Park on Google Maps

The Entrance to McCarren Park Pool is on Lorimer Street, between Driggs Avenue and Bayard Street.

FROM THE BEDFORD AVENUE L TRAIN STATION:
Take the L train to the Bedford Avenue stop in Brooklyn. Walk north on Bedford to Lorimer Street, take a right on Lorimer, the Main Arch of the pool is on the left on Lorimer St. between Driggs & Bayard Ave.

FROM THE METROPOLITAN G TRAIN STATION AND THE LORIMER L TRAIN STATION:
Take the G or L train to Metropolitan Avenue or Lorimer, respectively. Walk out of the station and cross Metropolitan on Union. Walk up Union under BQE overpass until you reach Roebling. Make a right, walk one block to Lorimer.

FROM THE NASSAU AVENUE G TRAIN STATION:
Take the G to Nassau Avenue. Walk South two blocks to Lorimer Street and take a left on Lorimer Street. Walk 1 1/2 long blocks and McCarren Park Pool will be on your left.

DRIVING DIRECTION FROM MANHATTAN:
Take the Williamburg Bridge and get off at the very first exit, immediately upon crossing the bridge. Take a left onto Havemeyer Street. It dead ends into Metropolitan, where you take a right. Go under the BQE and take a left on Union. Drive several blocks and McCarren Park Pool will be on you right.

CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE MAP/DIRECTIONS:

Map Care Of New York City Department of Parks & Recreation

image c/o Browstoner

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