We strongly urge you to attend the Community Board 2 Landmarks Committee “Information Session” on the proposed demolition of the landmarked Tony Dapolito (Carmine Street) Recreation Center next Monday, September 30 at 6:30 pm. We understand in-person attendance has been capped, but attendance by Zoom remains open, with limited opportunity for public comment. This is a critical opportunity to learn more about the city’s proposal (which is far from approval) and to show how strongly the public opposes demolition. 

The city wants to raze the beloved public facility and city, state, and national landmark that has enriched the lives of generations of neighborhood residents and New Yorkers, and won’t even say what they want to use the site for if allowed to do so. Fortunately, permission to demolish the historic building is still many steps away, and there has been an outpouring of public opposition to the scheme.

Allowing the city to demolish a landmarked building simply because it requires repairs (which the city has delayed for years) would set an incredibly troubling precedent for preservation in our neighborhood and citywide, as well as result in the loss of a beloved public facility that has served and can continue to serve the public and provide a space for the community.

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