Hot weather is here. Luckily, Brooklyn has a wealth of pools and beaches to cool your jets. Check out our guide to beaches and outdoor pools of all sizes that are coming open very soon.
open June 27
Outdoor swimming pools
All pools are open from 11 am to 7 pm with a break for pool cleaning between 3 pm and 4 pm. Early bird and night owl lap swim hours are also available at some pools.
• Betsy Head [Livonia Avenue between Hopkins Avenue and Strauss Street, (718) 865–6581]. Olympic-size pool.
• Bushwick Playground [Flushing Avenue between Beaver Street in Bushwick, (718) 452–2116]. Intermediate-size and wading pools.
• Commodore Barry Park [N. Elliott Place and Flushing in Fort Greene, (718) 243–2593]. Intermediate-size and wading pools.
• David Fox-PS 251 [E. 54th Street and Avenue H in East Flatbush, (718) 531–2437]. Mini-size pool.
• Glenwood Houses [Farragut Road and Ralph Avenue in Flatlands, (718) 531–2480]. Mini-size pool.
• Howard [E. New York Avenue between Rockaway Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard, (718) 385–1023]. Intermediate-size and wading pools.
• JHS 57-HS 26 [117 Stuyvesant Avenue between Lafayette and Green avenues in Bushwick, (718) 452–0519]. Mini-size pool.
• McCarren [Lorimer Street between Bayar Street and Driggs Avenue, (212) 639–9675]. Olympic-size pool.
• PS 20 Playground [Claremont Avenue between Willoughby and DeKalb avenues in Fort Greene, (718) 625–6101]. Mini-size pool.
Beaches
• Coney Island and Brighton Beach [Surf Avenue between W. 37th Street and Corbin Place in Coney Island, (718) 946–1350]. Open 10 am to 6 pm starting May 24. Parking free.
• Kingsborough Community College Beach [end of Oriental Boulevard in Manhattan Beach, (718) 318–4300]. Opens June 21 from 11 am to 5 pm.
• Manhattan Beach [Oriental Boulevard and Irwin Street in Manhattan Beach, (718) 646–5913]. Open 10 am to 6 pm starting May 24. Parking $10.
