Town Of Hempstead Opens Pools At Full Capacity For Summer

EAST MEADOW, NY — Another way to put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, the Town of Hempstead is opening all community pools for the summer-- and at full capacity.

All 22 town pools will open at 100 percent capacity.

"As state continues to relax COVID-19 restrictions, we’re expecting more and more residents to take in the hot summer weather and cool down at our beaches and pools," Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin said. "The summer season officially starts this weekend, and that means the summer of staycation has arrived as well."

He said all locker rooms will be opened as well and summer activities at parks are resuming.

"The Town of Hempstead has been a leader in safe and successful reopenings throughout the pandemic, as this is a huge step toward getting closer to normalcy as our region’s vaccination levels remain high and infection rates are low," Clavin said.