Nine years ago, New Yorkers were promised a floating, self-filtering pool on the East River, but all they’ve gotten so far is a floating light sculpture. Plus Pool Light has been installed, ...

On a dreary Thursday night in the Seaport District of Manhattan, a bright blue plus sign illuminates the East River. The floating structure, called Plus Pool Light, is an offshoot project of Plus Pool ...

The Lower East Side is looking on the Plus side. The long-promised “+ POOL” — a futuristic floating swimming pool designed to buoy bathers in the East River — will open off Pier 35 along the Lower ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. In clean renderings, people are doing something most New ...

The journey from having a neat idea to actually realizing it can be long and arduous, as shown by the + Pool. Some 13 years after we first saw it, the plan to creating a floating and self-filtering ...

A rendering of the Plus Pool in the East River — the actual test pool slated to open in 2025 will be smaller. Photo: + Pool I was doing water-quality measurements in New York and the founders came to ...

Seven years after pitching their idea, the young designers behind +Pool are ready to build. Is the city ready to let them? How a Giant Plus-Shaped Pool Could Make New York’s East River Safe For ...