New York City’s iconic People’s Beach Baths reopens after 54 years thanks to stunning $88 million reno

Construction is underway on the historic Jacob Riis Bathhouse. It features a brick building and two towers, with a fence and building materials in the foreground.

The baths at Jacob Riis Park have been abandoned for so long that they could have legally collected Social Security benefits. But after 54 years of being boarded up, dilapidated, and treated like an abandoned movie theater on the edge of the Atlantic, the legendary People’s Beach landmark is finally coming back to life with … Read more