Students presented a plan on how to renovate the Kingsbridge Armory. Photo by Edwin Soto
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BY JASON COHEN
A group of students recently
crafted a plan on how
to revitalize the Kingsbridge
Armory and make it a vibrant
place for the community.
For years, people have
been trying to convert the Armory
into an ice hockey rink
but nothing has come to fruition.
So tge American Planning
Association’s Diversity
Committee and Mission
Society paired up with students
from English Language
Learners & International
Support (ELLIS) Preparatory
Academy at 99 Terrace View
Ave., to fi nd a way to make the
Armory serviceable.
The teens proposed creating
a fun place that will improve
the quality of life and
motivate kids to do projects in
their neighborhood. The kids
held vision sessions on Sept.
23 and 30 to talk about the Armory.
The consensus was for it
to be turned into a sports facility,
complete with a gym, pool
and basketball courts.
“The Kingsbridge Armory
has been getting dusty and being
forgotten by the community,”
said Sebastian Munoz,
one of the student planners.
“We want to make the Armory
a service for the community.
However, we do not want to decide
what to do with Armory
by ourselves. For that reason,
we have decided to make a survey
and hear the voices of the
community and from them
what they want and need.”
The survey is available in
fi ve different languages: English,
Spanish, French, Bengali
and Arabic.
Student planner Bianka
Pena hopes that their presentation
can lead to tangible
improvements for
the community.
“We are a group of teenagers
wondering about helping
the community and making a
change,” Pena said. “We are
working on making the Kingsbridge
Armory a place where
the community can feel safe,
secure and take advantage
of it.”
Community Board 7 District
Manager Ischia Bravo sat
in on the meeting and invited
the kids to present to CB7 in
the future.
For more information, visit
Kingsbridge Armory Project.
New life for
the Armory
Bronx students create plan
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