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Doug Burgum visits NYC sports complex that risked closure until youth sports parents got involved
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0:26Now PlayingInterior Secretary Doug Burgum stopped by a Brooklyn sports complex Thursday to celebrate the revival of its ice rinks that almost closed for good until hockey parents pushed the White House to intervene.
The Trump cabinet member even rode the Zamboni at the Aviator Sports & Events Center in Midwood as the athletics hub was buzzing with activity – a far contrast from the gloomier prospect it faced earlier this year.
“Being here and seeing the youth here, the youth hockey players that came out tonight, seeing their gratitude because this place was at risk of being closed down,” Burgum told The Post about what made the event so special.
“We’re fighting hard, through the National Parks system, to ensure we keep places like this open for youth like this.”
Aviator announced in March that it would be forced to close its complex on Floyd Bennett Field because its lease with the National Parks Service was expiring in April.
The 175,000-square-foot multi-sport facility has faced years of adversity due to COVID-19 closures and the emergency encampment that opened up in 2023 during the Big Apple’s migrant crisis.
The migrant tent city closed in January and the Department of Interior announced in February that the property could not be used as a temporary shelter.
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