by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
GREENWICH VILLAGE, June 1 – As summer looms over New York City, a much needed swimming pool in Greenwich Village nears… demolition.
The Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, including a poolside Keith Haring mural and a narrow indoor pool, was closed five years ago ostensibly for renovation.
Now Mayor Eric Adams' budget has $52 million to demolish the site.
On June 1, residents were joined by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Councilmember (and Manhattan Borough President candidate) Keith Powers and others to protest the planned demotions.
Amid the speeches, a passerby shouted, "Anthony Weiner!" As Inner City Press noted - and photographed - last week on the Lower East Side, Weiner is running for the Council.
But where, some wondered, were Advocate candidate Jenifer Rajkumar, and BP candidate Brad Hoylman-Sigal?
Jumaane Williams at the protest, by Russell Werner Lee
More to the Mayoral point, what is the position of Columbus Day candidate Andrew Cuomo on the impending demolition of the former Carmine Street pool renamed for beloved grassroots activist Tony Dapolito? Watch this site, Inner City Press Downtown News Service.
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