We were joined by over 100 supporters last Wednesday for our rally calling for preservation of the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center. With the departure from the race of Mayor Adams, who’s been advocating for demolition of the landmarked Center, we called on every Mayoral candidate to pledge to restore and reopen the beloved community facility, and we called on Councilmember Erik Bottcher to pledge to ask whoever is elected Mayor to work with the community on a plan to reopen the Center — watch the video here and here, see photos here, and read coverage here and here (which also contains info on which candidates have made statements on the center — see also here).

Our community has overwhelmingly expressed a desire to see the long-neglected and shuttered Center repaired and reopened. We are working to ensure that Mayor Adams does not move ahead with his demolition plans funded by the City Council before he leaves office.

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