In Williamsburg, when someone wanted to build a private community pool many years ago, the Rabbonim “vetoed” it. The pool in question now is closer to Greenpoint than “Chasidic Willimsburg”, and is not as widely used by frum women because of it.
Since even Jewish stores are sued for their dress code in NYC, if the rules of gender separation are ruled discriminatory, even a private pool could run into legal issues here.
If anything, as PBA mentioned, we need to get the city to accommodate us more — as contrary to many nay-sayers we are paying our fair share in taxes. So how about the Parks, Botanical gardens and zoos have longer hours on Chol Hamoad? By the time most families get there after a long davening, family breakfast, get “the gantze mishpacha” all ready, battle with city traffic or erratic trains, the zoos are almost closing. Am I the only one with this issue?
Even worse is when they have limited hours/days because “the season” only starts after / during the second days of Pesach or ended slightly before Succos. Don’t they compare their year to year admissions and realize they will miss out on the Chol Hamoad “stampede”?
End rant…