City officials on Wednesday unveiled updated plans to demolish the landmarked Tony Dapolito Recreation Center in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village and replace it with a new outdoor aquatics facility, drawing sharp criticism from preservationists who say the city is disregarding years of widespread community opposition.

As part of a broader $164 million plan to revitalize the Clarkson Street corridor, the city said it intends to tear down the long-closed recreation center at 1 Clarkson St. and construct a modern outdoor pool complex on the site. A separate indoor recreation facility is planned across the street at 388 Hudson St., within a new affordable housing development.

In the announcement, Mayor Eric Adams and Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa said the city is committed to exploring

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