Garden City Swimming Pool

06/15/2026

🐊☀️ Goggles the Gator wants to give a huge shoutout to the entire GCP family—young and old—for making Opening Weekend such an incredible success!

A special thank you goes out to our amazing lifeguards and attendants for their hard work keeping our facility safe, clean, and welcoming for everyone.

We also want to thank all of our members for your patience and understanding as we continue to adjust certain rules—especially those involving our brand-new slides. Any rule changes are made with one goal in mind: the safety and enjoyment of everyone at the Garden City Pool.

One friendly reminder from Goggles 🐊: we've noticed quite a bit of eating on the lower deck. Parents, please help us set a great example by enjoying food only on the upper deck, at the snack bar, or in the picnic areas. Keeping food off the lower deck helps us maintain a cleaner, safer environment for all of our members.

As we head further into the summer, we also understand that many members want to bring guests to enjoy the pool. We love welcoming your friends and family! However, please remember that as the sponsoring member, you are responsible for your guests and ensuring they follow all Garden City Pool rules and policies. Taking a moment to review the rules with your guests before they arrive helps make the experience enjoyable for everyone.

Together, let's continue making this a summer to remember by looking out for one another, respecting the rules, and keeping the Garden City Pool clean, safe, and fun for the entire GCP family.

Here's to an amazing season ahead! 💙☀️🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️🐊

06/14/2026

06/14/2026

📚💦 What do you get when you combine the Garden City Public Library with the Garden City Pool?

The Garden City Pool Library! 🌞📖

A huge shoutout to the amazing team at the Garden City Public Library for once again helping us bring a library right to the pool. Their generosity helps make every pool day even more special.

Because honestly, what could be better than spending a relaxing Sunday afternoon soaking up the sun with a great book in hand? Whether you’re taking a break from swimming or just enjoying the peaceful atmosphere, there’s always a new adventure waiting on the bookshelf.

So next time you’re at the pool, stop by the Garden City Pool Library, pick out a book, find your favorite lounge chair, and enjoy one of summer’s simplest pleasures.

06/14/2026

What a day... what a day! 🐊☀️💙

Goggles is still smiling after the most perfect Opening Day at the Garden City Pool!

✅ We welcomed the inaugural riders of our brand-new slides.
✅ Mother Nature gave us absolutely perfect pool weather.
✅ The GCP family filled the pool with laughter, smiles, and memories.
✅ And to top it all off, after the pool closed for the night, the Knicks won Game 5 and brought home the championship! 🏀🧡💙

If today was any indication of what's to come, this summer is shaping up to be one of the best ever.

Thank you to every member, every employee, and every family that made today so special. Goggles can't wait to make even more memories with all of you this summer.

Here's to sunshine, swimming, slides, and a season we'll never forget! 🌊🐊☀️

06/13/2026

Good morning, GCP Family! 🌞💚

**Friendly reminder that the Garden City Pool and Goggles the Gator can't wait to welcome everyone back at 12:00 PM today! 🐊🏊‍♀️

Before you head over, here are a few quick reminders:

✅ Pool Cards
We will be using the white pool cards that were printed last year. These cards will only work if you have renewed your membership for this summer. If you've added your card to your Apple Wallet or Android Wallet, that works too!

📸 Need a Picture or Card Printed?
There will be a separate line at the Front Office for members who need to have their picture taken or a new card printed.

🏡 Joining the GCP Family Today?
Please remember to bring proof of residency, such as a gas or electric bill. A driver's license alone is not sufficient for registration.

🚪 Two Ways In
There are two entrances to the facility:
• The Main Gate
• The Pool 2 Gate

🛝 New Slide = New Adventures!
With our exciting new slide comes new rules. As more members get the chance to enjoy it over the coming days and weeks, those rules and procedures may be adjusted as we learn what works best for everyone's safety and enjoyment. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to fine-tune the experience.

We can't wait to spend another amazing summer with the best pool family around. See you all at 12:00 PM! ☀️💦💚

06/12/2026

Tomorrow, the Gates Open.

Tomorrow, the whistles will blow.

The slides will echo with laughter, the pools will ripple with splashes, and families will spread their towels across the lawn, ready to begin another summer of memories.

But before the first member walks through the gate, before the first cannonball or game of Marco Polo, there is a story that deserves to be told.

For months, while the pools sat quiet and the decks were empty, an incredible team has been hard at work.

Maintenance crews repaired, painted, cleaned, and prepared every corner of the facility. Staff members planned programs and events. Lifeguards trained for hours so they would be ready when the first swimmer entered the water. Managers walked the grounds countless times, making sure every detail was just right.

They did it not for applause.

They did it because they know what this place means.

They know this is where first swims happen. Where lifelong friendships begin. Where grandparents watch grandchildren race down the slides they once rode themselves. Where teenagers spend every day together before heading off to college. Where families gather after long workdays and create traditions that last a lifetime.

The Garden City Pool isn’t just a pool.

It’s summers remembered decades later. It’s sunburns and ice cream, swim lessons and swim meets, Friday nights with friends and one last trip down the slide before closing.

It’s home.

Tomorrow morning, when those gates open, they’ll open because hundreds of hours of dedication, teamwork, and pride have brought this place back to life once again.

To every employee, lifeguard, attendant, maintenance worker, manager, and volunteer who helped make tomorrow possible—thank you.

And to our Garden City Pool family, thank you for making all of that hard work worth it.

Tomorrow isn’t just Opening Day.

Tomorrow begins another chapter of memories that will last a lifetime.

We’ll see you at the pool. 💙☀️🐊

06/11/2026

🐊 Goggles the Gator has the perfect Saturday plan!

☀️ Opening Day at the Garden City Pool.
💦 Swim until your fingers wrinkle.
🍔 Grab some lunch with friends.
🍦 Enjoy an ice cream.
😎 Soak up every minute of summer.

And the best part? We close at 8 PM, giving everyone just enough time to head home, throw on their lucky Knicks gear, and settle in for the game! 🧡💙🏀

Sounds like the perfect Saturday if you ask Goggles! See you at the pool… and then let’s go Knicks! 🐊🏊‍♂️🏀

06/09/2026

📣 Calling all members of the Garden City Pool family—young and old, near and far! 🐊☀️

Goggles the Gator wants to know...

What does the Garden City Pool mean to you?

Is it the friendships that lasted a lifetime? Learning to swim? Summer afternoons that seemed to last forever? Family traditions, movie nights, cardboard boat races, or simply hearing the laughter echo across the pool?

Whatever your memory or story may be, we want to hear it!

Please share in the comments what the Garden City Pool and our incredible GCP family mean to you. Your words and memories will help create a very special project celebrating the people and traditions that have made this place so much more than just a pool.

Because at the Garden City Pool, we're not just members—we're family. 💙🏊☀️