New York City's public swimming pools have officially opened for the season, but a significant lifeguard shortage is impacting operations. Mayor Adams celebrated the reopening of the Astoria Pool, which had been closed for a $19 million, two-year renovation. However, due to the shortage, hundreds of New Yorkers were left waiting in line, and many pools have sections closed. The city currently has about 600 lifeguards on staff, far short of the 1,400 needed to adequately cover its 53 public pools. This shortage has limited the reopening of pools and led to partial closures, opening only one-third of some pools, despite the high demand for recreational swimming during the summer.
With school out for the summer and temperatures rising across the country, many families will visit the beach, lake or local swimming pool. Now is the time to review safety tips to keep children safe around water. https://t.co/606PRzh7YC
What to know about water safety before heading to the beach or pool this summer https://t.co/W10hm5gESu https://t.co/lpIvRDvTqg
New York City's public pools are open for the summer, but some have sections closed because of a shortage of lifeguards. @KristieKNews has more on the struggle city pools are dealing with this summer. https://t.co/In0OpTULoz
Teach your kids to beat the heat by learning valuable swim skills that will last a lifetime! Registration for summer Learn to Swim in our outdoor pools is open now: https://t.co/qIhumCQowR https://t.co/W8OlrKMzbM
NYC pool season opens with belly-flop as lifeguard shortage prompts partial closures https://t.co/6WTty2Rf5H https://t.co/bpfVZ85FzG
Great to see the glorious Astoria Pool open again after a two-year renovation. Two years should have been sufficient lead-time to hire enough lifeguards to open up more than one-third of it. https://t.co/RvnWQxpZ5m
☀️ NYC swimming pools are open for the summer, but lifeguard shortages persists. Mayor Adams said the city has some 600 lifeguards on staff. That's short of the 1,400 lifeguards the city estimates it needs to properly staff its 53 public pools https://t.co/wO79JmkfEa
Mayor Adams hailed the reopening of the grand Astoria Pool on Thursday morning. The pool was closed last summer for a $19M renovation. Hours later, hundreds of New Yorkers were stuck waiting in line outside due to an ongoing shortage of lifeguards. More: https://t.co/LjpkcQNvEC https://t.co/mUxX03sJWO
Lifeguard shortage limits reopening of NYC's grand Astoria Pool https://t.co/TYvpLbzPic
Public swimming pools have officially opened for the season. Here’s your guide to the city’s pools, beaches and summer events. https://t.co/mUL52r4DHu