Astoria Park pool closed for summer 00:21. NEW YORK - There's unwelcome news for some folks planning to cool off from the heat this upcoming summer.. The Olympic-sized swimming pool at Astoria ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Image source: Queens Courier. The Queens Courier reports on what was presented during the meeting with the community and the Parks Department on the evening of February 20 at Astoria World Manor.

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… ...

An abandoned Astoria Park swimming pool in Queens that once hosted trials for the United States Olympic swimming and diving teams is set to become an amphitheater, the New York Times reported.

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 ...

New Yorkers aren’t supposed to be able to cool off in any of the city’s 91 pools until June 27, but two people defied city officials’ expectations and the gates at Astoria Park Pool to take ...

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.