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Pool Aid fighting against McCarren Pool name change

Jun 29, 2009, 1:55pm

Pool Aid fighting against McCarren Pool name change

Patrick Henry McCarren To: New York City Parks Department We do not support the Parks Department's plan to sell the naming rights to McCarren Pool. Our pool was built and paid for by the taxpayers, not by a corporation. Patrick Henry McCarren is an important figure in local history, who helped build the Williamsburg Bridge and establish local parks. Both McCarren Pool and McCarren Park, named in his honor, should retain their historical names. We demand that the Parks Department take our [...]

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