by Emma Davey Update June 10, 2025, 3:51 pm: This story has been updated with a comment from the NYC Parks Department.
Summer means spending more time at rec centers, swimming in pools, trying out new activities, and for kids, attending day camps.
However, regulars at the Metropolitan Rec Center(261 Bedford Ave.) will have to wait a little longer, as the center abruptly shuttered a few months ago and remains closed. A notice on the NYC Parks…
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