Links for More Information

Want to know more about the pool? Check out some of these sites!

POOL SITES

Sites about the pool, pool history, and pool events

• Parks Department McCarren Pool page
• Forgotten NYC page on the pool
• NYC Architecture site with the Vollmer plan (For more on the Vollmer plan, see About the pool)
• WNYC “The Next Big Thing” show about the pool from 2002 
• Free Williamsburg pool timeline as of 2003
• Parks Department announcement of Clear Channel and Sens Production shows
• Parks Department announcement of JellyNYC shows
• Landmark Conservancy’s endangered building page for the pool
• Photo essay about the site pre-cleanup
• Site claiming to have evidence of the paranormal activity at the pool

NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYERS

People who want to save the pool, play in the pool, and have things to say about the pool

• Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Preservation (GWAPP)
• Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG)
• Open Space Alliance (a new nonprofit 501c3, that in partnership with the City, furthers the restoration and preservation of existing parks, as well as the development of new parks, in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, through fundraising and advocacy)
• Independent Friends of McCarren Park
• McCarren Park Conservancy
• Park Moms
• Waterfront Preservation Alliance
• Jelly NYC / Pool Parties
• Sens Productions/Noemie LeFrance
• Indamine Ochre/Leah Kreger
• Parks Advocates
• Partnerships for Parks
• Thread Collective
• Yahoo! group for pool discussion (not very active)