The long-awaited Plus Pool officially has a home in the East River

Originally conceived in 2010 by design consultants Archie Lee Coates and Jeff Franklin along with architect Dong-Ping Wong, the self-filtering, plus sign-shaped swimming pool will allow New Yorkers to swim legally and safely in the polluted East River for the first time in more than 70 years.  After over 10 years of Kickstarter campaigns, benefit parties, filtration tests, meetings with stakeholders, advisors, and entities, from MTV to Mayor Bill de Blasio, presentations, design awards, board member inclusions, garnering public support, community outreach, and plan adjustments, the Plus Pool plan was progressing steadily until the COVID-19 pandemic halted everything.  However, it looks like the innovative pool is moving forward again. “We have an official confirmation to succeed with the next steps for the project,” says Kara Meyer, Plus Pool’s managing director, in a statement to Curbed. “We have a home. Mayoral candidates are talking about it.”  Going forward, the next major hurdl...