10. McCarren Park Pool

We’re partial to the days when the McCarren Park pool wasn’t a working pool anymore and hosting rocking summer concerts for their Sunday Pool Parties…but hey, we’re glad it’s still a public amenity. In 2012, Marvel Architects strengthened the 1936 brick archway and erased years of graffiti.
Next, check out the upright swimming pool that’s at Rockefeller Center until June. Get in touch with the author @spencercnyc