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NYC Parks Opens Two $233 Million Recreation Centers in Brooklyn, Staten Island

The NYC Parks Department opened the $141 million Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in Brooklyn's East Flatbush and the $92 million Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center in Tompkinsville, Staten Island.

By The Daily New York · Published July 19, 2026

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The NYC Parks Department opened the $141 million Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in Brooklyn's East Flatbush on February 9, 2026, marking the first new recreation center in the borough in over a decade, according to [55].

The department also opened the $92 million Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center in Tompkinsville, Staten Island, with both centers scheduled to open in 2026 as part of a $700 million-plus investment in six new or reconstructed centers, as reported in [55].

NYC Parks has allocated $3.5 billion in recent years to construct and renovate recreation centers, pools, ball fields, and courts across the five boroughs, targeting areas identified as recreation deserts, according to [55].

Membership at the new centers is $150 annually for adults, while individuals under 25, older adults, veterans, and people with disabilities can join for free or at a discounted rate of $25 per year, as stated in [55].

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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