NEWYORK: New York city Mayor Eric Adams said that NYC launched SwimNYC, an investment of more than a billion dollars in city’s pools over five years.
Addressing inauguration of outdoor pool season, Mayor Adams said that we wanted to make sure that we would open these pools.
Mayor Adams said that no city administration have a good pool without a good lifeguard as it was so important for us to really focus on how we address the issues of our lifeguard shortages.
“That is why we are doing everything in our power to hire more lifeguards. As a result of our ongoing negotiations with the lifeguard union, we have been able to expand lifeguard hiring and staffing for the 2024 summer season and beyond,” he said.
“We already have more than 600 total lifeguards on staff and we’re opening our pools today with more guards than we had at this time last year. A good negotiation during the off-season, really looking at some of the rules to change them to make sure that we can continue the safety that we expect, but also get lifeguards here so we can get our children and families enjoying our pool,” he said.
“This is a great kickoff for our summer of possibilities. With our largest ever Summer Streets program across the five boroughs, there’s no greater place to be during the summertime than in New York City,” he said.
“This is why we’re opening to do movies in the park at night, free cultural events, Hiring Halls and pay summer interns, summer rising programs. Our pools are open, our beaches are open, and our city is cleaner and greener than ever. This is how you protect public safety, revitalize our economy, and make the city more livable for working class people every day,” he added.
