Nowhere was the juxtaposition between divertissement and gravity more awkward than at Chelsea Piers, the self - billed «30 - acre sports village» on the West Side waterfront, a six - block -
long rec center complete with bowling alley, driving range and rock - climbing walls that serves as one of Manhattan's primary playgrounds.
Wymore, meanwhile, touted his work negotiating for a new school in the district as part of the Riverside
Center deal, and working to reinstate the
long - closed 59th Street
Rec Center and on storefront zoning.