Ladies’ swim stays afloat

City settles on gal-only pool time

The city will amend its rules so that women’s-only swimming can continue at two Brooklyn public pools serving large Hasidic communities with strict modesty rules regarding bathing attire, officials said Wednesday.

In a compromise move, the Human Rights Commission revised the Big Apple’s gender-discrimination policy to allow women-only hours at Metropolitan Swimming Pool in South Williamsburg to remain in effect from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 2:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Sundays.

But an additional two hours that had been set aside on Mondays will be eliminated beginning in September.

A pool at St. John’s Recreation Center in Crown Heights will also retain its two-hour swim time for women only on Tuesdays from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

However, two hours set aside on Thursdays for men only will be cut starting this September.

Orthodox Jewish women are forbidden from swimming with men.

The Post first reported in May that the commission and Parks Department planned to end the decadeslong practice because it violated city law.

But the department had a change of heart only hours later, following public outcry from the Hasidic community.

“Maintaining limited women-only swim hours at these pools will allow all women and girls to enjoy the pool without being asked to compromise their religious beliefs or affiliations and will have a mini- mal impact on other community members’ ability to access the pool,” said HRC Chairwoman Carmelyn Malalis.

The commission will also consider women-only swim sessions at other indoor pools on a case-bycase basis.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn), who was among the biggest critics of the city’s plans to end the practice at the Metropolitan Pool, hailed the rule revision.

“I’m so proud that [the city] is making separate swimming accommodations kosher — not just for the Hasidic community, but for all women,” Hikind said.

“The fact that the Commission on Human Rights is formally recognizing separate swimming hours is unprecedented. It’s historic,” he added.