i am so not down with this going national

selfish bitch

Whatever the hell that means.

Why would anyone be upset if these go national or not? They're just free shows except inside a pool. Free shows happen everywhere. The pool thing might be the only unique niche, but it's not like an east coast version Coachella or something (and even that didn't turn into anything like the original.)

dont bemad at The National.

this n stuff is not good n stuff as---

Taco Time Party is coming!

17 Daystillit

I like The National

As long as this doesn't turn into to some Santos Party House bullshit I'm cool with this.

the national are still boring and the hold steady still have yet to do anything of any interest or redeeming value.

Um. Really? Nobody's talking about the band National. Did you read the story?

Taco Time Pool Party?

Does this mean the slip-n-slide will be lubed with refried beans?

dude i heard the national are playing santos party house. people are standing in line right now!!!!!

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You're all lame.

why is there no McCarren next year? are they shutting it down? putting in another condo?

"why is there no McCarren next year?"

They want to reopen the pool.

is this because the city landmarked McCarren and they're turning it back into a city pool next summer?

no its because santos party house canceled their fun license.

McCarren Pool was closed in the early 80s because of rampant violence, but fortunately that won't be a problem next year, because there is no such thing as crack.

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Best post ever.

The OSA did surveys to see what New Yorkers wanted to do with the space, the majority supported keeping it for concerts and films. So, of course, after looking at the results, the OSA are turning it back into a pool. OSA is dumb.

who came up w/ that lame-ass JELLY name?

some bald assholes head keeps getting in the way in that first video.

your mom

i'm surprised there haven't been many complaints as to how much the pool sucks yet. keep it comin'.

Marty Markowitz, you will pay for this.

correction Santos Party House you will pay for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've written several emails. Only one person seems to give a crap. It's just bad government.

Some of you anons are assuming that there will be a swimming pool in McCarren by next summer. Think again.

You know the running track in McCarren, just south of the pool? About 5 years ago the city fenced it off and had it refurbished. It took one solid year. The contractors showed up at least once a week. It went something like 4-5 months over schedule. They did do a good job, once it was finally done. They refinished the running track, put astroturf on the playing field, and planted some new trees.

So, if it took a year to do that, just imagine how long it will take to convert that 1930's vintage pool into a functioning swimming pool and do construction to house the additional recreation facilities that are planned. Summer 2009? No way in hell. Considering their "track" record, my money is on summer 2011.

Grand Ferry Park remains closed.
http://www.gowanuslounge.com/2008/05/23/some-progress-at-grand-ferry-parkand-a-way-to-go/

good points 1:27. Markowtiz, OSA etc don't know what they're doing. This pool will be years of construction yet the neighborhood will never be able to sustain it and it'll just get shut down again for the same reasons.

"Some of you anons are assuming that there will be a swimming pool in McCarren by next summer."

Who? I don't see any posts saying the pool will be running next summer, they're just saying that the reason there won't be shows next year is becasue the city wants to reopen the space as a pool. That's got nothing to do with how long it will take to renovate the facility. It's not like they will have concerts going on during the remodeling.

anon 1:27 has a good point.

It took this city nearly a decade to level, repave, and basically renovate from end-to-end, Houston Street.

By that same token, Los Angeles County repaved their whole interstate freeway system (not the state highways) in under one year.

anon 1142 writes
"is this because the city landmarked McCarren and they're turning it back into a city pool next summer?"

anon 1202 writes

"McCarren Pool was closed in the early 80s because of rampant violence, but fortunately that won't be a problem next year, because there is no such thing as crack."

Again, that's "next year" and "next summer".

anon 139 has poor reading skills.

What's wrong with keeping the site as a mixed use large public art space? Does anyone really think the hipsters and/or the condo dwellers are going to take advantage of a public (ew!) pool?

Hey anon 1:51 - neither of those posts say it will be open next summer. "Turning" and "opening" aren't the same thing - "turning" in this case means "remodeling". And the other one's just a bad joke.

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those youtube videos of The Hold Steady are unbearable

According to the BrooklynPaper, the Pool Parties may be moving to a Sanitation Depot in Williamsburg next year.
http://earfarm.com/oppnews/688

anon 9:39am - anon 1:16pm is a great great thread

There is no way ground will even be broken on the renovation by next summer. The amount of red tape and payoffs they'll have to sort through will take years, and then the construction will take even longer. Mark my words.