# Good indoor pools in NYC? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 7, 2006, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-indoor-pools-in-nyc/383183 "2006-12-07T05:36:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-indoor-pools-in-nyc/383183/1 "2006-12-07T05:36:29Z")
I used to belong to a health club that had a pool because my employer got a phat discount, but I changed jobs so now I no longer qualify. Does anybody know of any good indoor swimming pools in Manhattan or Brooklyn that don’t cost an arm and a leg to join? I’d be willing to pay a toe. Maybe a finger if it’s open 24/7. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-indoor-pools-in-nyc/383183/2 "2006-12-07T06:37:15Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **Freido** > > I’d be willing to pay a toe. Maybe a finger if it’s open 24/7. That will make it much harder to swim. 😛 Have you looked into any other gyms/health clubs? 24 hour fitness may not have a pool but I am sure there are some other places that will have one. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-indoor-pools-in-nyc/383183/3 "2007-03-28T20:35:14Z")
I’m bumping this oldish thread because I still haven’t been able to find much with the occasional googling. I might have to (gasp) pick up the phone and call a few places to find out if they have pools. But that seems like it might take an eternity. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-indoor-pools-in-nyc/383183/4 "2007-03-28T22:44:11Z")
Asphalt Green has a ‘swim membership’. I have no idea how much it is, though. [http://www.asphaltgreen.org/](http://www.asphaltgreen.org/) ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-indoor-pools-in-nyc/383183/5 "2007-03-28T23:02:02Z")
[QUOTE=mack] Asphalt Green has a ‘swim membership’. I have no idea how much it is, though. > **[Home](https://www.asphaltgreen.org/)** > > Asphalt Green is a NYC nonprofit that transforms lives and building community through sports, fitness, and play for all since 1984. [/QUOTE] Hey, cool. Amazingly, this place never turned up in my searches, but it looks nice. It’s a bit out of the way, but I’m going to contact them to find out how much it costs. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-indoor-pools-in-nyc/383183/6 "2007-03-29T02:03:54Z")
Did your searches turn up New York City’s Recreation Centers? It’s $75.00 annual fee for admittance to all facilities (gym, etc.) and all of the indoor pools I’ve used (in Manhattan and Brooklyn) are pretty nice. Nothing fancy but clean and well-maintained. The hours are limited but for $75, you can afford to be flexible. The ones I currently use are in Brooklyn – Crown Heights and Williamsburg.