The Olympic-sized swimming pool at Astoria Park in Queens is undergoing a $19 million renovation. That means the pool will be closed this summer.

The diving pool area - note the concrete seating and the diving boards to the right A while back, we learned that the defunct Astoria Pool diving pool was going to be turned into an outdoor ...

Update on the Astoria Park diving pool theater plans Image source: Queens Courier The Queens Courier reports on what was presented during the meeting with the community and the Parks Department on the ...

An ambitious project to transform a defunct Astoria Park diving pool into an amphitheater could begin in 18 months, with a pricetag more than four times originally envisioned. The long-neglected ...

It is the first weekend of the pool season in New York City, but you wouldn’t be able to tell at Astoria Park. There is no water in the Olympic-sized swimming pool at the Queens park. A sign at ...

Pools across the country have been closed for years. Lifeguards are becoming an endangered species.

The Astoria Park Pool, the landmarked but run-down center that was a favorite of master city planner Robert Moses, is finally due for a multimillion-dollar refurbishment -- its first since 1961 ...

A historic city pool that legendary planner Robert Moses considered a feather in his cap is in line for a multimillion-dollar restoration. City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) and the Park… ...

The Parks Department announced plans to turn the defunct Astoria Park diving pool into a 500-seat performing arts space, but the $4 million plan has a small flaw. The Daily News reports that ...

But it’s the Astoria pool that really seals the deal. This gem sandwiched between Astoria Park and the East River offers that lovely, lazy, classic day-at-the-pool day, right here in New York.