Media Advisory: Roberto Clemente State Park Pool Complex Reopens

Bronx Park Pool Had Been Closed for Two Years

ALBANY, NY (07/20/2011)(readMedia)-- Who: Rose Harvey, Commissioner, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation with city and state officials

What: Ceremony to mark the reopening of the newly reconstructed pool complex at Roberto Clemente State Park.

When: 11 a.m., Friday, July 22, 2011.

Where: Roberto Clemente State Park, Bronx, New York

State and city officials will celebrate the revitalization of Roberto Clemente State Park, featuring an enlarged and modernized pool and aquatics complex that was built in 1973. The upgrade includes completely refurbished main pool and dive tank, a new spray pad area with over 20 spray features, new zero-depth entry wading pool with a fountain, and new locker rooms. The pool complex had been closed for two seasons while under construction.

The park is located at 301 W. Tremont Ave., Bronx, New York.