“Having a pool in New York City right now is the ultimate unicorn.”
Shark attacks at area beaches are driving New Yorkers to increasingly crowded swimming pools across the city, from public parks to private hotel clubs.The shark sightings have put a damper on summer fun, leaving frightened swimmers from New York City to the Hamptons scrambling to find places to cool off. And when they do brave the waves, they are looking carefully over their shoulders.
Stephanie Carino, 38, an office manager at a food tech company who lives in Astoria, grew up on Long Island and usually goes to Jones Beach or Robert Moses State Park a few times every month in the summer. This year, she’s staying away altogether. Somewhere Nowhere NYC at the Renaissance New York Chelsea hotel on West 25th Street at Sixth Avenue is a popular day club., a company that sells access to hotel pools, said its New York bookings were up 207% in July over June. Listings range from the stylish William Vale in Williamsburg to the flashy Margaritaville Resort near Times Square .
“I never believed so many people from Manhattan would come to Long Island City, but 99% of my crowd is Manhattanites,” said owner Seth Levine. “We are inundated.”Some New Yorkers would rather take their chances with the sharks — although they’re not exactly throwing caution to the wind, either. Her partner is a triathlete and usually swims laps one-eighth of a mile offshore, but this year, they’re more apprehensive about their daily exercise, always keeping a watch for the dreaded fins. They’re both trying to stay much closer to the beach, or out of the water completely.
“It sucks to schlep all your stuff to the beach and then, all of a sudden, there is a great white, and you have to get out of the water,” he said. “At least they can come and have fun here.”
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