After being closed for most of the summer season, the Red Hook Pool finally reopened on Sunday.

While the majority of the city’s public pools opened at the end of June, the Red Hook Pool, which had a delayed opening set for mid-July due to prolonged reconstruction on a drainage pipe, remained closed due to a rupture in a waterline.

Elected officials, community leaders and park advocates gathered on Friday to celebrate the opening of the pool that serves one of Brooklyn’s underserved neighborhoods.

“This reopening is more than just turning the taps back on- it’s restoring a space where neighbors cool off, kids learn to swim, and the whole community comes together,” said Kathy Park Price, director of Advocacy & Policy at New Yorkers for Parks . “We’re happy to see the pool back in use

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