McCarren Park Pool
The bad old days at McCarren Park Pool
As a teenager, Drexler, who grew up in Williamsburg and now lives in Middle Village, said he and his friends would jump the fence after the pool closed for the day. “There’d be a hundred kids in there after hours, indulging in alcohol and marijuana,” he said. Most nights, the police would drive by and see them in the water. “But if we weren’t causing trouble, they’d just keep driving,” he said. “It was a different society in those days.” More
(2)Respite, and a little roughhousing, on the opening weekend of McCarren Park Pool
“Eventually our child will be a teenager,” she said. “Teenagers still need somewhere to hang out, so this is a good place for them to go because it’s free if you’re under 17, and they can use the recreation center. It’s a good place for them to go to stay out of trouble as long as they use it in the right way.” “But I don’t think it deterred anybody from coming because they’re just teenagers; that’s going to happen when you live in the city,” she said. More
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