The City Wants to Demolish a West Village Recreation Center

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 street fights [The City Wants to Demolish a West Village Recreation Center]( The historic Tony Dapolito center with a Keith Haring mural is landmarked, but the city says it’s too expensive to preserve. Photo: Dean Moses/AMNY Keith Haring had just one day to paint a mural above the outdoor pool at the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, then named the Carmine Street Recreation Center. It was a sweltering day in 1987 — “one of the hottest days of the summer,” he said — and Junior Vasquez DJ’d a dance party while people swam in the pool. Haring painted freehand from a ladder, and by the end, there was a 170-foot-long blue and yellow mural of mermaids, dolphins, and people being eaten by fish that’s still there today. Soon, the painting and the pool it frames might be the only thing left standing. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [The Billionaire vs. the Old Money On a coveted slice of Lake Michigan, a land swap has triggered a seething conflict over the malign influence of wealth.]( By Ben Ryder Howe [A Convertible Two-Bedroom in Prime Clinton Hill for $785K Plus an UES one-bedroom in a brownstone across from Spence.]( By Kim Velsey [I Rented a Very Popular Backyard Pool It’s in Staten Island, and it’s the most-booked listing on the rent-by-the-hour app Swimply.]( By Clio Chang [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved