If the heat wave that started off the 2012 summer season is any indication, then we might be in for a hot summer. Instead of sitting in air conditioning, try cooling off in one of the city’s free outdoor pools, starting June 28. Opened from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (with a break for cleaning between 3 and 4 p.m), there are eight different locations in Queens to swim, including an Olympic-sized pool in Astoria Park. Don’t know how to swim? No problem. The outdoor pools also have free swimming lessons for 1 and half year olds to adults of all ages.
Astoria Park
19th St. and 23rd Drive
Olympic-sized pool
Fisher Pool
99th St. and 32nd Ave.
Outdoor Wading pool
Fort Totten
Story Road. and Pratt Ave.
Outdoor Intermediate Pool, Outdoor Wading Pool, Outdoor Diving Pool
Liberty Park Pool
173rd St. and 106th Ave.
Outdoor Intermediate Pool, Outdoor Wading Pool
Marie Curie Park
211th St. and 46th Ave.
Outdoor Mini Pool
P.S. 10
45th St. and 30th Road
Outdoor Mini Pool
P.S. 186 Playground
Little Neck Parkway & 72nd Ave.
Outdoor Mini Pool
Windmuller Park
54th St. and 39th Road
Outdoor Mini Pool
For more information, visit the NYC Park’s website
