IMPORTANT: Valid government-issued picture identification AND proof of your COVID-19 vaccination are required for all swimmers to enter the building. Swim caps are required for all swimmers (regardless of length of hair). No shoes are allowed on the pool deck. No food is allowed on the pool deck. Drinking water is allowed on the pool deck, but must be in a closed container. All swimmers must shower before to entering the pool. All members and staff must enter the pool deck through the locker room.
Location: John Jay College of the City University of New York, Haaren Hall, C Level, 899 Tenth Avenue, New York, New York 10019 (between West 58th Street and West 59th Street in the Hell’s Kitchen section of Manhattan)
Directions: Take the A/B/C/D/1 Train to 59th Street/Columbus Circle and walk west on West 58th Street to Tenth Avenue.
Gender Neutral Bathrooms: Available but must walk through gendered-bathrooms to the gender-neutral bathroom next to the door to enter the pool deck.
Bicyclists: 2 CitiBike Stations (Tenth Avenue between West 58th Street & West 59th Street and Eleventh Avenue between West 58th Street & West 59th Street), 6 Free Public Bike Racks (3 near the intersection of Tenth Avenue & West 59th Street and 3 near the intersection of Tenth Avenue West 58th Street).
Note: General Information about the pool is available on their website here.
COVID Policies & Procedures
In order to gain access to the Haaren Hall, everyone must fill out their COVID document upload form to abide by COVID protocols for the school. The form requires everyone to provide information on their COVID vaccination status. Everyone has the option to decline to provide information on their COVID vaccination status on the form. Please note that even those that decline to provide information on their COVID vaccination status must still submit the form in order to gain access to Haaren Hall. More information about the facility is available on their website here.