“…two years in the making. Thanks to an allocation of $1 million in city funding sponsored by Councilwoman Margaret Chin and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer in 2017, the city will reconfigure the west wing of the brick structure.
Plans call for the conversion of the window arches into entrances, installation of an ADA ramp, and additional LED security lighting (warm tones) around the premises. ..”
“…The Stanton storehouse – at one point a youth center – was seized by the government more than three decades ago. Its current function remains Parks Department storage for all Manhattan Parks, and de-facto parking lot for city vehicles. Since 1994, though, the Sara D. Roosevelt Park Coalition has fought to reactivate this structure for local accessibility… in 1998 – the city promised to return the brick box to the community, but nothing happened.” Read more here.