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As part of a collaboration with Northeast stations, Sarah Reynolds reports on an effort to help people cool off in places where there’s limited green space.
Northeast environmental coverage is part of NPR's Local News Initiative.
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As part of a collaboration with Northeast stations, Sarah Reynolds reports on an effort to help people cool off in places where there’s limited green space.
Northeast environmental coverage is part of NPR's Local News Initiative.
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Across the Northeast people are cooling off wherever they can. On Cape Cod, it’s the National Seashore. In Vermont, it’s backwoods swimming holes. And in New York City this month, people are taking a dip right on the street. In special pools made out of dumpsters. As part of a collaboration with Northeast stations, Sarah Reynolds reports the dumpsters are a clean hit.
Imagine barefoot people in bathing suits, lounging in hammocks by striped cabanas. But this isn’t a scene from an exclusive beach resort. These pools sit at the foot of towering buildings on Park Avenue within sight of Grand Central Station. On a recent Saturday morning, the street is shut off to cars. Dozens of swimmers line up for a dip. Max Preston, wearing braces on his teeth and swimming trunks down to his knees, got in line with his mom at 6:30 in the morning.
"Well, you don’t really swim in dumpsters much so, you k...
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