Fighting The Amphitheater In Seaside Park
The Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz wants to build an over 5,000-seat amphitheater in Asser Levy Park to rival the PNC Art Center in Central NJ and the theater in Jones Beach. If Community Board 13 and the City Arts Commission approve the project, construction will begin this year in August. According to the Borough President’s office, the amphitheater will cost $64 million in taxpayer dollars and will take about four years to complete. The problem, say area residents, is that borough hall created the plan without any input from the community.