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  • New York City Public-Pool Renovations Are Making a Splash

    A pilot program to spruce up five of the city’s 53 free-admission outdoor public pools is a hit with New Yorkers

    When I asked my little brother to meet me at the city pool a few blocks from his apartment in Harlem, he later admitted he hadn’t been looking forward to the swim. New York City’s neighborhood pools, after all, don’t have the best reputation. But he was seriously delighted with the Sheltering Arms Pool on Amsterdam Avenue.

    “It’s like a resort!” he said last week, surveying the sparkling water, new plantings, abundant lounge chairs, big shade umbrellas and peaceful atmosphere.

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