NYC pools closure will cause drownings, not slow coronavirus, former Parks head warns
(New York Post Local News)

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s closure of public pools amid the coronavirus crisis “will cause a major spike in drowning deaths,� predicted former Parks Department Commissioner Adrian Benepe. Hizzoner announced early Thursday that pools in the five boroughs would not open this summer, a cut equal parts coronavirus precaution and an initiative to save the city...