Ben Vitale Ballfields get a guiding light
Let there be light!
The Ben Vitale ballfields, adjacent to Dyker Beach Park, got a$1.7 million makeover, complete with newly painted bleachers andstate-of-the-art stadium lights. In addition, Field 1A wasdedicated to local youth sports advocate Nick Buff Maglio, whodied in April at the age of 66.
He was someone who brought us so much light and joy, saidKevin Jeffrey, Brooklyn borough parks commissioner of Maglio duringthe lighting ceremony on a sultry Thursday night.