tracingGRADE: Astoria Park Diving Pool

Astoria's, at 330 feet long, 165 feet wide and a rather disappointing 4 feet deep, is the largest.1.3 million gallons.The decrepit, three-tiered diving platform, which has been unused since the 1980's, would also be replaced. Construction of the whole center would take three years, Mr. Kriegel said, and would cost $22 million. Next to the mega swimming pool, sits an abandoned high dive, with diving platforms at 5, 10, and 15 meters above the surface of the (hypothetical) water.The 74-year-old high dive has been closed since 1980 (the age of litigation), and IMHO will likely never re-open to the public. Now sits the question of what to do with the gaping concrete crater that many consider an eye-sore.Life-long Astoria resident and City Council Member, Peter Vallone (D), has teamed up with Queens Borough President, Helen Marshall to raise over $5MM to be used to repair/repurpose the high-dive and surrounding swimming plaza.The Olympic-size pool in Astoria Park is said to have been among the crowning achievements in legendary city planner, Robert Moses’ career. The pool, NYC’s largest and oldest was opened on July 4, 1936, and subsequently used in two U.S. Olympic qualifying swimming, diving, and water polo trials (1936 and 1964).