Philanthropist Donates $40M to B’klyn Bridge Park
Will Be Used for Year-Round Recreation Facility
By Raanan Geberer
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
BROOKLYN WATERFRONT — Philanthropist Joshua Rechnitz, founder and chairman of the nonprofit group New York City Fieldhouse Inc., has offered to underwrite a year-round, multi-use indoor recreation facility near Pier 5, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation (BBPC) revealed yesterday.