Mayor de Blasio said Monday that he’s “intrigued” over the possibility of bringing a public beach to Manhattan.

“I happen to think it is an interesting idea,” de Blasio told NY1. “… so we are going to look at it.”

He was responding to questions about a Sunday New York Times editorial, which floated the idea of the city to giving Manhattan residents their own beach to swim in.

“Look, outside of Manhattan … we have some great beaches in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island; we have Orchard beach in The Bronx,” he said, “There’s a lot of great beaches, but for Manhattan, if we can find a way it would be intriguing.”

De Blasio admitted such a plan “would take a ton of work” but, if feasible, would be worth it.

The most obvious potential roadblocks are the fierce currents and pollution of the Hudson and East Rivers that would first need to be dealt with – as well as finding funding sources.

De Blasio’s sudden interest in the beach plan came a day after one of his aides shot down the proposal in the Times editorial.

Spokesperson Natalie Grybauskas said that although the administration believes creating a beach is a “fun idea,” it “would cost millions of dollars” better spent elsewhere, such as of “lifting New Yorkers out of poverty and building a stronger and more resilient city in the face of climate change.”

As for potential names for the proposed beach, “Manhattan Beach” is likely out of the running.

There is already a popular public swim area called “Manhattan Beach” along Southern Brooklyn’s shoreline in a neighborhood that also goes by the same name.