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Preservation groups call on city to use $52 million for restoration, not demolition, at Tony D'Apellito Recreation Center
3587965 · May 28, 2025
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Village Preservation urged the city to redirect $52 million proposed for demolishing the Tony D'Apellito Recreation Center toward reconstruction and modernization, and planned a rally for June 1 to press city leaders to preserve the building.
Village Preservation and allied organizations told Manhattan Community Board 2 that the city should use an announced $52 million cleanup allocation for restoration of the Tony D’Apellito Recreation Center rather than demolish the building.
Andrew Berman, representing Village Preservation, said the group has documented the…
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