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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_je9c2ev wrote

I will always think less of Chick Schumer for not pressuring the NPS to fix Riis Park sooner. Here's the one of the most powerful leaders in the US Senate and a Federal Beach in NYC- the heart of his district; the region or his disgraced acolyte Congressman Anthony (Carlos Danger) Weiner that has been a dilapidated shambles for years. A Federal park in the Nation's biggest city, a city that pays more to the fed than it gets back...and it's crumbling!

Anyway..Let's see how long "The People's Beach" lasts in the shadows of gentrification. Once there's money and families worrying about "the children" it gets ugly.

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HamsterCultural3081 t1_je9x6me wrote

I've been inside. It isnt as run down as they are trying to spin. The actual structure and majority of fixtures and artwork are in great condition. They are playing that violin real hard.

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_jeaotyv wrote

Don't look now, but it's being torn down. There was a big crane there last week.

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HamsterCultural3081 t1_jeas867 wrote

Thats for Neponsit Nursing Home not Riis Park

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_jebpx40 wrote

The home is gone. The park is getting a facelift. People's Beach's days are most likely numbered.

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midtownguy70 t1_jed5bgl wrote

So many memories from Riis and one of the few places you could sunbathe nude (down at the end where it was always a beach party). Really sad if it gets gentrified.

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