Floating Pool
Along with the other New York City outdoor pools, our Floating Pool has closed for the season and will reopen in summer 2010. Please check this page in the spring for updated information.
The “Floating Pool Lady," a seven-lane pool on a barge, has arrived in Barretto Point Park in the Bronx and she’ll be staying through the summer.
Come swim in this unique public pool, with its beautiful view of New York City's waterfront. The freshwater Floating Pool features a pool house, locker rooms, bathrooms, and all the amenities of a standard pool, as well as a gangplank to take you from the land to the pool. The entire facility is ADA compliant.
Learn to Swim
Free swimming classes are offered for children ages 1 1/2 to 16 every weekday from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. For more information, visit the Learn to Swim page.
Location & Phone Number:
Barretto Point Park, at Tiffany Street and Viele Avenue in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx. (718) 430-4601
Pool Hours of Operation:
Sunday–Saturday: 11:00
a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
From June 27, 2009 to September 7, 2009 (Labor Day)
Summer Pool Bus Route
Special Summer Bus Information (PDF, 56 KB)
Download Bus Route Map (PDF, 393KB)
Download Bus Schedule To/From Barretto Point Park (PDF, 14 KB)
While the Floating Pool is operating, the MTA will run buses from Prospect Avenue to Barretto Point, making frequent stops along the way.
Hours of Operation:
The service will operate seven days a week on a regular schedule, with a bus every half hour. Standard $2 fare and transfer policies apply.
To Pool: 7:34 a.m. – 7:14 p.m.
From Pool: 8:03 a.m. – 7:33 p.m.
Route:
To Pool: Via Hunts Point Avenue, Lafeyette Avenue, Tiffany Street, and Viele Avenue to Barretto Point Park.
From Pool: Via Viele Avenue, East Bay Avenue, Tiffany Street, Spofford Avenue, Longwood Avenue, Southern Boulevard, and Hunts Point Avenue to Hunts Point Avenue Station.
Related Information
Learn more about the Floating Pool : Where, exactly, has it floated in from?Parks Pools: More about pools in your neighborhood.
Pool Rules: Things to know before you swim.
Swim Programs: Learn to swim or swim with the best at our free swimming programs!