Council Member Shekar Krishnan’s Remarks at NYC Aquatics Symposium
At the recent NYC Aquatics Symposium in Downtown Brooklyn, Shekar Krishnan, councilmember for the city’s 25th council district, spoke about the city’s annual struggle with lifeguards and lack of pool time.
Comments by Sheridan Jack-Browne Mukoro at NYC Aquatics Symposium
At the recent NYC Aquatics Symposium in Downtown Brooklyn, Sheridan Jack-Browne Mukoro, director of the Magnus Mukoro Foundation, described her grief at the accidental drowning of her husband, Magnus.
Brooklyn Lifeguard Factory is NYC Parks—And They’re Open for Business
As the New York Times reports, our city needs more lifeguards. The fastest way to do this? Have eligible high school students to test for the NYC Parks’ Lifeguard Academy—and those tests are happening this week across the city.
The New York Times Gets it (Mostly) Right on NYC Swimming
Mara Gay of The New York Times gets it that more New Yorkers need swim instruction—but misses the point that a healthy exercise like swimming has tremendous health benefits.
Yes, Brooklyn DOES Swim!
In what may be the hottest summer on records, New Yorkers will flock to public pools and beaches. But, without life-saving swim skills, there’s risk. A pop-up swim program in downtown Brooklyn hopes to make summer safer for NYC children.