Lasker Rink and Pool, the park's biggest eyesore, is poised to become one of its main attractions as part of the new 11-acre Harlem Meer Center.
The new center will represent the end of the largest, most expensive restoration project in Central Park's recent history, aimed at serving low-income communities.
Oh man, it's a long time coming, said Yusef Salaam, a city councilman representing Harlem, reflecting on the much-needed renovations of the Lasker Pool.
When Mr. Salaam was a child, he learned how to swim in the old Lasker Pool wearing sneakers, because its floor was littered with shards of broken glass.
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