Looks great, and ahead of schedule, I think. (But not sure if this opening includes the soccer field, which was the major focus of the renovations.)
McCarren Park Track Reopens
City Pools See 7% Drop in Attendance
Attendance at McCarren Park pool was up, to almost 103,000. And crime was down.
No Skating in McCarren Park This Winter
It is not clear from this article what happened to the City’s RFP for the McCarren Ice Rink, but OSA is putting off the ice rink construction until next year.
Everybody in the Pool
I’m not prone to hyperbole, so trust me when I say that the refurbished McCarren Park pool is a thing of beauty. Kudos to the NYC Parks, architects Rogers Marvel and restoration architects Jan Hird Pokorny Associates on an amazing renovation.
The pool opens to the public for actual swimming Thursday afternoon. Believe me, you want to check it out.