Great NEWS! The City is not cutting this service. The pool stays open!!
The Douglass/Degraw Pool located at the Thomas Greene Park is located between 3rd and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn. It is one of the services Mayor Bloomberg is planning to close.
We, the undersigned, call upon NYC government to stop this closure.
* This pool provides free services for people from local communities like Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, downtown Brooklyn, & Fort Greene,and even as far as Bayridge
* The pool is only one of 8 pools in the city that is wheelchair accessible.
* The pool grounds actually has two pools: an intermediate size (75'x60'x3') and a wading size (24'x24'1')
* The pool has a gradual 1' depth wading pool for infants/toddlers. This is a unique feature that offers safety and security for young children that are learning to swim/get accustomed to water.
*The wading pool also has a shaded area and is separated from the rest of the grounds to ensure safety.
*The Pool is adjacent to the playground, basketball courts, and a handball court which are all part of the Thomas Greene Park.
* It provides services for the many children who live in local city Housing Developments - Gowanus Houses and Wycoff Gardens - and is within walking distance.
* The pool also offers free swimming lessons for children which parents in the area may not be able to afford.
* The pool provides free lunches.
* There is not any other pool in the area. Pools like Red Hook are already overcrowded and this may cause more overcrowding for people who are able to travel that distance. The cancellation of the B77 also makes access to the Red Hook pool even harder.
* This pool does NOT service an industrial area but residents of the community.
* There is not a pool at Pier 6 (Brooklyn Bridge Park)
There is simply no service like this for the people in the area. It is used by a diverse range of people from all socio-economic backgrounds. Many people enjoy their community in the summer and the Douglass Degraw Pool has been an institution and a must for many families.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
June 18, 2010
June 17, 2010
I was checking the total and saw we are almost at a thousand names which is actually pretty wild considering how fast this all started. I keep thinking about how many kids need that wading pool and I really think we can hit that big milestone if everyone grabs a link and sends it off to a group chat right now.
June 8, 2010
I just refreshed the page and saw we hit triple digits which feels totally surreal because this started as just a frantic thought while I was trying to cool off in the heat. It is honestly bizarre to think that over a hundred people actually agreed with me on this so quickly and I am just sitting here staring at my screen in complete shock.
Reached 100 supporters
June 8, 2010
6 Comments
thank god. i rely on the accessibility features here. wouldnt have anywhere else to go.
this is the only place my kids can swim in the summer, dont shut it down!
my grandkids love the wading pool. please keep it running for us.
REALLY glad to hear this is staying open. lived in gowanus my whole life and this pool is a huge part of the summer for everyone here.
good news. thomas greene park is essential for the neighborhood.
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Great NEWS! The City is not cutting this service. The pool stays open!!
The Douglass/Degraw Pool located at the Thomas Greene Park is located between 3rd and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn. It is one of the services Mayor Bloomberg is planning to close.
We, the undersigned, call upon NYC government to stop this closure.
* This pool provides free services for people from local communities like Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, downtown Brooklyn, & Fort Greene,and even as far as Bayridge
* The pool is only one of 8 pools in the city that is wheelchair accessible.
* The pool grounds actually has two pools: an intermediate size (75'x60'x3') and a wading size (24'x24'1')
* The pool has a gradual 1' depth wading pool for infants/toddlers. This is a unique feature that offers safety and security for young children that are learning to swim/get accustomed to water.
*The wading pool also has a shaded area and is separated from the rest of the grounds to ensure safety.
*The Pool is adjacent to the playground, basketball courts, and a handball court which are all part of the Thomas Greene Park.
* It provides services for the many children who live in local city Housing Developments - Gowanus Houses and Wycoff Gardens - and is within walking distance.
* The pool also offers free swimming lessons for children which parents in the area may not be able to afford.
* The pool provides free lunches.
* There is not any other pool in the area. Pools like Red Hook are already overcrowded and this may cause more overcrowding for people who are able to travel that distance. The cancellation of the B77 also makes access to the Red Hook pool even harder.
* This pool does NOT service an industrial area but residents of the community.
* There is not a pool at Pier 6 (Brooklyn Bridge Park)
There is simply no service like this for the people in the area. It is used by a diverse range of people from all socio-economic backgrounds. Many people enjoy their community in the summer and the Douglass Degraw Pool has been an institution and a must for many families.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 18, 2010
June 17, 2010
I was checking the total and saw we are almost at a thousand names which is actually pretty wild considering how fast this all started. I keep thinking about how many kids need that wading pool and I really think we can hit that big milestone if everyone grabs a link and sends it off to a group chat right now.
June 8, 2010
I just refreshed the page and saw we hit triple digits which feels totally surreal because this started as just a frantic thought while I was trying to cool off in the heat. It is honestly bizarre to think that over a hundred people actually agreed with me on this so quickly and I am just sitting here staring at my screen in complete shock.
Reached 100 supporters
June 8, 2010
6 Comments
I have been going to this pool with my kids for over 10 years and we love it, we feel safe and the pool is always clean.
thank god. i rely on the accessibility features here. wouldnt have anywhere else to go.
this is the only place my kids can swim in the summer, dont shut it down!
my grandkids love the wading pool. please keep it running for us.
REALLY glad to hear this is staying open. lived in gowanus my whole life and this pool is a huge part of the summer for everyone here.
good news. thomas greene park is essential for the neighborhood.
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I have been going to this pool with my kids for over 10 years and we love it, we feel safe and the pool is always clean.