Calling Spencer Tracy! Boys Town is coming to Dyker Heights
The classic movie “Boys Town,” depicting a Catholic priest’s efforts to save a bunch of tough street kids from a life of crime, will be coming to life in Dyker Heights, only without Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney.
The real life Boys Town organization is opening two group homes for troubled kids in the former convent next to Regina-Pacis Catholic Church at 1244 65th St., representatives told a Community Board 10 committee Monday night.
“We anticipate the kids within the next month or so,” Cynthia Armijo, president of Boys Town New York, told the Committee on Senior Issues. Housing and Youth Services at a meeting at the community board’s office at 8819 Fifth Ave.