Astoria Pool - Astoria, New York

Sarah Zaid

Not worth it for me to go on a frequent basis. 4 stars for the facility but leave this for the local Astoria community. They deserve to enjoy a local attraction.

Wait is about 45m on a Wednesday at 11am (July 3rd). Long lines, limited pool space - the only part they opened was the middle due to shortage of life guard coverage. no lap swimming that day - always ask before lining up to save you some time.

Remember if you DO go - bring a book, a strong thick lock, no phones and a proper
Lined bathing suit (they check).

Only water bottle, towel, swim attire (sunscreen included) and book allowed in pool area. absolutely no tablets/phone etc. no food.

They have a concession stall for snacks and food if you get hungry. One thing I liked was the stone slabs on the sidelines to lay towel down and get some sun.

Sledge Williams

It's been about 20 years since I've last been to this Pool. Back in Middle School in the late 90s during the Summer, my class would come here at least twice a Summer and it's always been a blast. Now as an almost middle aged adult in an attempt to weather through almost triple digit weather, Astoria Pool hasn't lost its charm. As good as the trip was, it isn't perfect.

Since it was a hot day, there was a rather long queue that I had to wait through, which fortunately wasn't as long as I thought it would be. There are a couple of rules and regulations which do make enough sense to follow. No electronics in the pool area, you must have a lock for your locker and shower before and after being in the pool. A towel is recommended.

The one drawback would be the locker rooms. I dunno how the women's one looks like since I'm a man but the men's locker leaves a lot to be desired. I know it's a public use facility but it could be more taken care of so it would look less like a Gulag from Call of Duty: Warzone, plus the lockers are pretty small, I was amazed that I could fit all of my stuff in there. Other than that, it's a nice way to kill some time on a hot day. Be mindful of their schedule though because an hour break is utilized from 3 to 4 PM.

Afrodite Antonousou

Very clean, many rules for the safety of everyone, they have done great job to keep the place clean and safe, only bummer we can not even have our phones on the pool. That's not a complaint. No phones, no beach bags, no electronics. No food no drinks except water. You can only enter the pool with your towel sunscreen hat and water. If you don't have lock to lock your things in the locker room, you can buy one from a little kiosk right outside (like i did) or you can risk to let your things without lock in the locker room (i dont think so?) or go home and come back later or tomorrow. The rules apply for everyone, there is police guarding the place, and a lot of staff and security. But I give them a plus because except you can buy food and drinks, they have Greek Frappé Yeee

Enilda Hidalgo

READ THIS BEFORE YOU GO: HAVE A LOCK, you MUST HAVE a bathing suit, boy/girl it doesn’t matter. Bathing suit and lock or you won’t get in. NO FOOD, NO DRINKS allowed, WATER is the only acceptable drink. If you follow these steps the line will move faster and the faster you get in the water. You are welcome ? only gave them a 4 stars because they never have all the sections open ? but overall I love this place, happy is back. Have a safe and healthy summer ?

e chen

Favorite Olympic sized public pool in NYC! Be sure to bring a lock & just the pool basics (towel, flip flops, goggles, swim cap, water bottle) otherwise be ready for them to turn you away

Rubaiyat Mahboob

For the most part, the Astoria pool was really nice. Very spacious, clean water, lots of room. I went on a Monday at around 1:30-3:00, so there was no wait and it wasn't crowded. However, their guidelines are very strict. No food, no electronics, no shirts unless they're white. Also, the lifeguards all looked to be teenagers and were blowing their whistles excessively just because some kids were touching the pool dividers. We had a very nice time until 3:00 when they closed the pool. This was expected, and we got out fairly quickly. At the locker rooms, the employees were yelling for everyone to hurry up, and no one even got to shower. When someone would try to, several employees would start shouting to just change and get out. There were no curtains so I was hurriedly changing when an employee came over, started rushing me to change and talking about how she needs to take her lunch break. My child was putting on her shorts when that same employee started rushing her too. I told the employee to stop, as she was only a kid, and the employee proceeded to tell me that I'm not a kid, so I could leave. I wasn't going to abandon my kid in a locker room just so that lady could eat lunch 2 minutes earlier. My husband later told me that the men's locker rooms were pretty chill. Overall, the pool was really nice, but the employees definitely need to treat their visitors better and maybe get people out of the pool like 30 minutes before they close so people have time to shower and change.

Shaneice Douglas

The person covering the door on the other side stated that i couldn't lounge in the lounge area because i wasn't old enough. I laughed and said ok; there was a white couple behind me w/ no kids or seniors. They decided to wait by the back entrance; after 30 mins of waiting they were allowed in; which i saw from the steps, because i decided to look at the pool. So i said to myself, i guess hes letting ppl in. I walk to the back and he says ppl w/ disabiliy kids only; i said i just saw you let a couple in; he said they had kids and i said no they did not. He then says complain in the front and closed the door in my face. No name given; he was a white short heavy set male, bald, glasses w/ a gap.

ilse Miranda

I’ve been here a couple times since the reopening and everything has been great, but I was there early today and there was a teen couple near the stairs on the middle section close to the food stand, and I didn’t like what I saw. I know how teenagers act specially in New York, but to see them really close to each other and doing inappropriate things it’s not ok specially if they are thinking “no one can see us underwater” in a pool where everyone is underwater. Staff has to be more aware of that because they are children everywhere!!!!