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The bathrooms, which have been shuttered since 2015, will be fully renovated under the plan.
The Parks Department will host a meeting on May 25 to take suggestions from residents for the plan.
It will replace Astoria Pool's sprinklers with a new spray shower that will be part of the playground.
Sen. Michael Gianaris is asking the DEP to review properties near the city's rivers for sewage issues.
Pipes from the pool and neighboring Charybdis Playground weren't hooked up to the city's sewer system.
A petition to fix and reopen the Charybdis Playground restrooms has more than 300 signatures.
The current bathrooms — closed for the season — are too small and dirty, parents said.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.