"The roughly 74,000-square-foot facility includes a competition-size pool, gymnasium, indoor walking track, classrooms, teaching kitchen, and media lab. by Adam Daly, Brooklyn Paper Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday cut the ribbon on the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush, a $141 million project more than a decade in the making. The roughly 74,000-square-foot facility is the first new city-run recreation center built in 15 years and the first in central Brooklyn, according to the mayor's office."
"The mayor also tied the project to concerns about population loss among Black families. From 2010 to 2019, he said, the city saw a 19 percent drop in its population of Black children and teenagers, calling the trend an "exodus" that officials must address by making New York easier to afford and live in. East Flatbush residents have long sought a recreation center; the nearest Parks Department facilities are in Brownsville and Crown Heights, each about 3.5 miles away."
The 74,000-square-foot Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush opened after a $141 million investment and more than a decade of planning. The facility is the first new city-run recreation center in 15 years and the first in central Brooklyn. Amenities include a competition-size pool, gymnasium, indoor walking track, classrooms, a teaching kitchen, and a media lab. Entry will remain low-cost for adults and free for residents under 24. The center lies within a 15-minute walk or transit ride of about 41,000 residents and is planned as the first of six new centers citywide. The project responds to concerns about Black population decline and local access gaps.
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