Slope Armory Athletic Center Comes Out to Play
The long-awaited unveiling of the new athletic center in the Park Slope Armory took place yesterday. The facility, which was revamped to the tune of $16 million, will be run by the YMCA, pending city approval. The space has a new track-and-field center (we snapped the above photo of it in December), and it will…
The long-awaited unveiling of the new athletic center in the Park Slope Armory took place yesterday. The facility, which was revamped to the tune of $16 million, will be run by the YMCA, pending city approval. The space has a new track-and-field center (we snapped the above photo of it in December), and it will likely accommodate sports like basketball, volleyball, tennis, gymnastics, and martial arts. Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn reports that the Y intends to keep it open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. p.m. every day, and the Brooklyn Eagle quotes Marty Markowitz as saying that the transformation of the Park Slope Armory into one of the city’s largest community recreation and education centers is the culmination of a dream I’ve had since before being elected borough president. The section of the armory on 8th Avenue between 14th and 15th streets not given over to the new athletic center will continue to be a dormitory for homeless women.
Ceremonial Opening of Armory [OTBKB] GMAP
City Officials Celebrate $16 Million Reno of Historic Slope Armory [Brooklyn Eagle]
Closing Bell: Park Slope Armory Lookin’ Hot to Trot [Brownstoner]
Last Lap for Park Slope Armory Renovation [Brownstoner]
“traffic or usage studies”
lets put you up on the gowanus expressway to count cars.
While the rest of us count our lucky stars that they finally renovated the armory (16 mil you fool).
As I workout, I will think about you and your fetching for more delays “traffic or usage studies”
south slope wishing to pee-on-you-ian “Windsor Terrizen”
Are there any traffic or usage studies that have been done for this?
Windsor Terrizen
Would be more interesting if it were an NASCAR track.
Have you been to the 168th Street Armory, or the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston? Indoor tracks are typically banked.
This isnt a NASCAR track
I’ve never heard of a flat indoor track but I guess it would have cost too much to make the turns banked?
All they have to do is clean up the crap on the sidewalk outside it.
Can’t wait to be doing track workouts there and watching the high school races. Finally something that can replace the track at Pratt.
my bad! it’s til 11 p.m.–sorry bout that.