On Friday, June 13, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, City Council Member Lewis Fidler, State Senator Martin Golden, State Assembly Members Alan Maisel and Helene Weinstein and local students and seniors to break ground on the Marine Park Community Center.

The new Marine Park Community Center will be the Parks Department’s first state-of-the-art “green” building. Solar panels will collect the sun’s energy and convert it to electricity. Geo-thermal wells will provide heating and cooling by pumping water from the aquifer through the building. A planted roof will insulate the building and absorb rainwater.

The future Community Center will be named after Carmine Carro, the late President of the Marine Park Civic Association. It will feature multi-purpose rooms for recreation and community programs to serve people of all ages. It will also include fully-accessible bathrooms, a kitchen, skylights and administrative offices and storage space.