The Parks Department has confirmed that separate swimming hours for men and women will be implemented at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Pool. We achieved this result because our formal proposal to the council provided a clear path for accommodating these religious requirements. I will continue to track the facility …
December 4, 2011
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Reached 500 supporters
September 6, 2011
September 6, 2011
The steady growth of this petition has created a clear mandate for the office of Councilman James Gennaro to review our request. I am currently drafting a formal letter to his staff to request a meeting regarding the scheduling logistics for these pool hours.
Reached 100 supporters
September 4, 2011
6 Comments
Not sure why people are against this its just a reasonable request for religious folks in flushing who want to stay healthy and active.
it would be so much better for me and my daughters if we could swim without worrying about modesty issues. please consider this.
YES PLEASE. We need this for our community.
I really miss swimming since I started observing modest dress. This would open the pool back up to so many people who are currently excluded.
Finally someone is asking for this! Its just a few hours a week it would not hurt anyone to let us have this time.
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The Parks Department has confirmed that separate swimming hours for men and women will be implemented at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Pool. We achieved this result because our formal proposal to the council provided a clear path for accommodating these religious requirements. I will continue to track the facility …
December 4, 2011
Final supporters
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
September 6, 2011
September 6, 2011
The steady growth of this petition has created a clear mandate for the office of Councilman James Gennaro to review our request. I am currently drafting a formal letter to his staff to request a meeting regarding the scheduling logistics for these pool hours.
Reached 100 supporters
September 4, 2011
6 Comments
This would help so many families in the neighborhood. We want to use the pool too but just cant right now.
Not sure why people are against this its just a reasonable request for religious folks in flushing who want to stay healthy and active.
it would be so much better for me and my daughters if we could swim without worrying about modesty issues. please consider this.
YES PLEASE. We need this for our community.
I really miss swimming since I started observing modest dress. This would open the pool back up to so many people who are currently excluded.
Finally someone is asking for this! Its just a few hours a week it would not hurt anyone to let us have this time.
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This would help so many families in the neighborhood. We want to use the pool too but just cant right now.