Int. No. 1164
By Council Members Krishnan and Louis
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an interactive map of information regarding access to publicly owned swimming pools
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 18-169 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 3 for the year 2026, is amended to read as follows:
§ 18-169 Interactive map of swimming pool information. a. The department shall maintain an interactive map on its website that shall include regularly updated information related to each swimming pool under its jurisdiction and under the jurisdiction of any other agency. Such map shall display where each pool is located in the city and allow a user to obtain information including, but not limited to:
1. The address, operational times, and contact information of each swimming pool;
2. A list of each event or program offered at each swimming pool, including the time of and how to access each such event or program; and
3. Whether there is any planned maintenance work, capital project, or other construction project that may impact the operation and accessibility of each swimming pool including resulting changes to events and programs offered at such pool.
b. The department shall consult with every agency that has jurisdiction over any swimming pools to determine the feasibility of increasing public access to such pools by engaging with not-for-profit organizations that offer swimming lessons or water safety programs, in order to offer such programming at such pools. For pools where such programming is feasible, the department shall post such information on the interactive map pursuant to subdivision a, and regularly update such information, including, but not limited to:
1. The location of each pool and the contact information for each not-for-profit organization that offers programming at such pool;
2. Details about the type of programming, including the available dates and times that it is being offered; and
3. Information on how an interested not-for-profit organization can contact the relevant agency to offer swimming lessons or water safety instruction at a specific pool.
c. If the department determines, pursuant to subdivision b, that it is not feasible to offer increased public access to such pools, the department shall submit a report to the mayor and speaker of the council, no later than May 1, 2027, that describes why such access is not feasible and makes recommendations how such pools can be made more accessible for water safety programming offered by not-for-profit organizations.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.
KS
LS 26868
10/29/26