Ninety-year-old Brooklyn pool is showing its age as officials race to compete repairs. Find our journalism more easily when you are searching for local coverage. The nearly-Olympic-sized Red Hook Pool in Brooklyn can hold more than 4,400 people, but only one would-be bather turned out for a meeting Thursday night where Parks officials explained why.
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Ninety-year-old Brooklyn pool is showing its age as officials race to compete repairs. Find our journalism more easily when you are searching for local coverage. The nearly-Olympic-sized Red Hook Pool in Brooklyn can hold more than 4,400 people, but only one would-be bather turned out for a meeting Thursday night where Parks officials explained why.
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