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Endorsing Bronx Ice Center Proposal

08/25/2012 00:12:00 By Peter Milosheff, viewed 668 times.
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Local leaders have endorsed a proposal that would convert an empty armory in the Bronx into a national ice center.

Proposal calls for nine ice rinks and youth hockey and skating programs.

The group, led by Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced its support for the proposal on Thursday. Diaz estimated it would cost $275 million.

He said it was the best of six proposals submitted to the city for redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory.

The city Economic Development Corporation is expected to select a winner by the end of the year.

A competing proposal that has local support would create a $100 million Chelsea Market-style center. It would contain weekend stalls for artists and merchants and a six-screen theater and rock-climbing wall.

 

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Peter Mirabella, PhD

is recently retired from the New York City Department of Education, where he taught elementary school for nearly 9 years. He completed the New York City Teaching Fellows Program in 2004. Prior to becoming a teacher, he was a public affairs speechwriter for over 20 years for such organizations as The New York Stock Exchange, KPMG Peat Marwick, Goldman Sachs, and the New York State Comptrollers Office. He has a Ph.D. in political science from the New School University and a M.A. Degree in education from Lehman College. Dr. Mirabella currently is writing a book about his experience as a New York City school teacher.