From The Bronx to the Battery, more funding for free swim lessons
July 14, 2026
The City Council is adding $1.5 million to a program that aims to one day teach every New York City second-grader how to swim.
The City Council is adding $1.5 million to a program that aims to one day teach every New York City second-grader how to swim.
Red Hook Pool will reopen ahead of schedule Saturday after expedited repairs following flooding discovered in its filtration system.
KIDS ACROSS THE five boroughs will have increased access to free swim lessons next year, thanks to a $1.5 million allocation.
Swimmers, rejoice: The city’s dozens of free outdoor pools will open for the summer season on Saturday, with popular programs to return.
Fleur Sohtz, 47, is preparing to swim the English Channel on Aug. 29, and has swum the Catalina Channel and the loop around Manhattan.
A group of ocean swimmers is on a mission to make the joys and terrors of diving into nature accessible to people ready to venture out of the pool.
The Hudson River snakes through forests and rushes over boulders in the Adirondack Mountains before settling into a wide, slow flow closer to New York
With 14 miles of public beaches and more than 100 indoor and outdoor pools to oversee, New York City lifeguards have no shortage of work. But last year the city
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
Travis Atson took the long way back home. The Brooklyn native and former Christ the King High School basketball star was granted a waiver from the NCAA recently, allowing him
At LIU, University President Dr. Kimberly R. Cline, in conjunction with Sharks Athletics Director Dr. William E. Martinov Jr., announced the addition of men’s swimming to the athletics department Monday
The Fontbonne swim team completed its 2014-2915 regular season with a win over St. Edmund’s High School on January 15, and retained its crown as Brooklyn champion. At the CHSAA
Play ball! Whether your child is in pre-kindergarten or eighth grade, St. Anselm Youth Activities has something to offer everyone. In addition to learning athletic skills, the various sports and
On November 24, the St. Anselm Angels boys’ and girls’ swim teams lived every athlete’s dream when they got exclusive coaching and a private audience with Olympic gold medalist Jessica
COMPILED BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK TARGET FIRST SATURDAY Join the Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway) for its November installment of Target First Saturday – a free, all-day art and entertainment affair
COMPILED BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK TARGET FIRST SATURDAY Join the Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway) for its November installment of Target First Saturday – a free, all-day art and entertainment affair
Coney Island’s expansion and revival continues. On Friday March 14, the historic Brooklyn neighborhood officially welcomed its new massive, state of the art sports complex, MatchPoint NYC, a 120,000-square-foot luxury
Swimming for gold! Caroline Adams, currently a freshman at St. Saviour High School, learned to swim at age three. Since that defining moment in her life, it’s been difficult to