Check out NYC’s Hottest Pool Party in a Vacant Parking Lot
The Pools at The Palms photo by Bonnie Hulkower
Several arts groups came together to create the 15,000 square-foot pool party space, cheekily named "The Palms." The idea is to look like a 1940s Florida resort hotel lobby, complete with fancy cocktails. But this is not your grandmother's Boca Raton 1940s summer party. This is a summer Read the full story on TreeHugger

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