Brooklynites fight to save hockey rink at local park from being demolished
Local hockey fans won’t let their beloved rink go without a fight.
Di Gilio Playground, at Avenue F and McDonald Avenue, which has included a hockey rink since the 1970s, is scheduled for an overhaul. However, the renovation plans – funded through an allocation secured by City Councilmember David Greenfield — do not include the rink, which is still utilized by hundreds of Brooklynites, according to users of the rink who are trying to save it.
Leading them is lifelong Brooklyn resident Andrew Lupo, who started a Facebook page, Brooklyn Roller Hockey, which has over 600 members seeking to preserve the rink which, he said, is due to be replaced with “a jungle gym for the kids.”