Changes are underway for Bed-Stuy\u2019s iconic Marcus Garvey Armory, otherwise known as \u201cThe Castle,\u201d as part of a $10 million state investment aimed at transforming the historic building into a multi-purpose community hub and resource center.<\/p>\n
New York State Assembly Member Stefani L. Zinerman, 56th District, says the site holds deep personal meaning for the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike most people who grew up in and around this time, this was The Castle was our playground,\u201d Zinerman said. \u201cWe want this place to be a place where not only local residents, but tourists can come and visit and have a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The long-term plan includes arts performance space, sports facilities and job training programs. Residents say they\u2019ve been waiting for this vision to take shape since 2022.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely been a long time. So that\u2019d be an excellent, good idea for the kids, for the grown-ups and plus people that living in the shelter,\u201d said resident Andrew Fuller.<\/p>\n
The redevelopment will also include space for small businesses and nonprofits, along with an Olympic-sized pool. Leaders say the goal is to turn the armory into a true community anchor.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they walk in those doors, we want them to see, you know, the spaces with nonprofits and small businesses. But this arts and culture and sports and recreation. This really is a community-driven effort,\u201d Zinerman said.<\/p>\n
Officials say the project is still evolving, with community input continuing to shape what the space will become.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t ever want anybody to walk down the street past this or drive past them and say, \u2018well, what\u2019s going on there?\u2019 Your voice still can count if you are engaging with us in terms of what you\u2019d like to see,\u201d Zinerman said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Changes are underway for Bed-Stuy\u2019s iconic Marcus Garvey Armory, otherwise known as \u201cThe Castle,\u201d as part of a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-277742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}