Local panel doubles down on commitment to clean up Prince Hotel
With the opening of a universal pre-k on the same block as an alleged hotbed of sex, drugs and violence fast approaching, Community Board 10 is doubling down on its commitment to clean up the infamous Prince Hotel.
Chair Doris Cruz announced at the board’s January 30 general meeting that the neighborhood’s newly formed Prince Hotel Task Force – made up of members of the board, representatives of local electeds, and various other city officials – met for the first time on Friday, January 27, in hopes of bettering both the notorious establishment, and the block on which it is located.
The nearby pre-school – a three-story structure that will house eight classrooms and serve close to 150 students at 369 93rd Street – is still under construction at the old site of Hamilton Medical Associates, with plans to open come September.