Kingsbridge Armory Velodrome Proposal
The Armory Sports and Entertainment Group, which includes the National Cycling Association and the Teamwork Foundation, a Bronx nonprofit that runs the popular basketball program known as the New York Gauchos, wants to build a cycling center, BMX course, basketball courts and rock climbing walls. The facility could host an NBA D-League team, boxing matches and concerts and would likely include a hostel or hotel to house visiting athletes.
“We’re bursting from the seams of our own little gym on Gerard Avenue,” said Rocky Bucano, executive director of the Teamwork Foundation. “One of the things we need to do is expand out and offer more of our programs to the kids of New York City and the armory would certainly enable us to do that.”
“We’re bursting from the seams of our own little gym on Gerard Avenue,” said Rocky Bucano, executive director of the Teamwork Foundation. “One of the things we need to do is expand out and offer more of our programs to the kids of New York City and the armory would certainly enable us to do that.”
Bronx Activists Say Do Right or You Can't Have Our Armory.
Photo by Adi Talwar
(excerpts taken from Norwood News, April 6, by Alex Kratz)
"on Wednesday, March 21, the day before the deadline for developers’ submissions, the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance (KARA), a group that includes the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, staged a candlelight vigil"
"In addition to demanding their voice be heard in the development process, the rally served as a platform for KARA, which also includes dozens of clergy and church groups as well as the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), to outline a list of community benefits that they believe should be part of any winning Armory proposal."
"The group considered the front-runner is billing itself as the Kingsbridge National Ice Center and is made up of a several private investors"
"The other group being vocal about its interest in the Armory is a partnership between the National Cycling Association and the New York Gauchos youth basketball program calling itself The Armory Sports and Entertainment. Their plan would be built around a velodrome for bike racing and includes a 5,000-seat sports arena, professional basketball courts, rock climbing walls, a skate park, a “hostel-style” hotel for visiting sports teams, a sports medicine clinic and a wellness center."
Read the complete article here: http://www.norwoodnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/NN-20120405.pdf
"on Wednesday, March 21, the day before the deadline for developers’ submissions, the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance (KARA), a group that includes the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, staged a candlelight vigil"
"In addition to demanding their voice be heard in the development process, the rally served as a platform for KARA, which also includes dozens of clergy and church groups as well as the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), to outline a list of community benefits that they believe should be part of any winning Armory proposal."
"The group considered the front-runner is billing itself as the Kingsbridge National Ice Center and is made up of a several private investors"
"The other group being vocal about its interest in the Armory is a partnership between the National Cycling Association and the New York Gauchos youth basketball program calling itself The Armory Sports and Entertainment. Their plan would be built around a velodrome for bike racing and includes a 5,000-seat sports arena, professional basketball courts, rock climbing walls, a skate park, a “hostel-style” hotel for visiting sports teams, a sports medicine clinic and a wellness center."
Read the complete article here: http://www.norwoodnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/NN-20120405.pdf
