With +Pool Targeting NYC's East River, Floating City Beach NYC Proposal Aims for the Hudson
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Those of you who attended the Core77 Conference probably caught Dong-Ping Wong presenting +Pool in a talk entitled “Doing Rad Shit Where Nobody Asked You To Do Rad Shit.” For those that didn’t, +Pool is the crazy, successfully-funded, currently-in-development project to hatch a floating swimming pool in NYC’s East River.
Now comes a project proposal with both similarities and contrasts to +Pool. Entrepreneur Blayne Ross also wants to provide New Yorkers with some river-based respite from the summer heat, but Ross’ scheme is targeting the Hudson River rather than the East, and using IndieGogo rather than Kickstarter. City Beach NYC, as the project is called, is a proposal to turn a barge into a floating beach.
The plan calls to cover the barge in 1,200 cubic yards of sand, creating an artificial beach. The barge would be further kitted out with beach chairs, restaurants, a children’s science lab exhibition and a waterfall.
Unfortunately, there’s a huge catch…
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