The + POOL should float in the East River off of Pier 35 in the summer of 2025, public officials say. Filtration testing on the project began this month.
The + POOL should float in the East River off of Pier 35 in the summer of 2025, public officials say. Filtration testing on the project began this month. ( Photo: Friends of + POOL )

After being put on the official docket in January of this year, the project– known as the “+ POOL”–will have to pass a few months of filtration tests. Final testing would happen in the summer of 2025.

Pier 35 Selected as Location for Planned East River Floating Pool
10 Aug 2024 | 01:52
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Water filtration tests have already begun for a floating public pool in the East River, in advance of a hoped-for opening off of the Lower East Side next summer. It will be the first pool of its kind in NYC, capping a more than ten-year effort to make it a reality.

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Mark Nordlicht a decade ago was accussed of running a “Ponzi-like” scheme at his hedge fund. A federal judge overseeing the case always felt the feds case was weak sentenced him to only six months of home confinement and a $5,000 fine. While he beat the main ponzi charge, regaining his reputation has proven impossible.
Mark Nordlicht a decade ago was accussed of running a “Ponzi-like” scheme at his hedge fund. A federal judge overseeing the case always felt the feds case was weak sentenced him to only six months of home confinement and a $5,000 fine. While he beat the main ponzi charge, regaining his reputation has proven impossible. ( Photo: Platinum Partners)

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His name is Mark Nordlicht, and while his is not a household name, we would all do well to heed the tale...

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Current Chair of The New York State Liquor Authority, Lily M. Fan, is a former member of Community Board 7 in Manhattan. She has cut the backlog of applicants for liquor licenes by 26 percent, but new applicants are still facing a nine month of delays in getting a first-time liquor license issued, sources say.
Current Chair of The New York State Liquor Authority, Lily M. Fan, is a former member of Community Board 7 in Manhattan. She has cut the backlog of applicants for liquor licenes by 26 percent, but new applicants are still facing a nine month of delays in getting a first-time liquor license issued, sources say. ( Photo: State Liquor Authority)

SLA Slowly Reducing License Backlog Under New Chair But Months Long Delays Persist
08 Aug 2024 | 11:31

The State Liquor Authority is slowly cutting the backlog for new restaurants and bars seeking to get...

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