The Metropolitan Recreation Center in Williamsburg will not be reopening anytime soon — leaving Brooklyn with just one operational city-run indoor pool for now.
The facility at 261 Bedford Ave. closed for repairs in January due to a mechanical issue affecting dehumidification and air circulation, according to the city's parks department. A January email from the parks department that a member shared with Gothamist said testing found high amounts of ground-level ozone that would be addressed with new equipment to increase air circulation.
But in a new email to members this week, the parks department said a temporary solution to improve air circulation was unsuccessful, curtailing plans to open soon.
Instead, the facility will remain closed until the mechanical issues are addressed throug