NYC’s Central Park has been without a pool for years — but that’s about to change

It’s set to make a big splash.

A massive, free city pool will open at the northern tip of Central Park Friday after years of construction — and following a record-breaking heat wave this week.

Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Harlem Meer sits on the same spot as the Lasker Rink & Pool, which closed in 2021.

The official opening — preceded by a soft opening Thursday — is on the same day that the city opens all 64 of its other outdoor public pools…

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