Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center

Coming Fall 2025

rendering of Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center

Nostrand Playground
East Flatbush, Brooklyn

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Welcome to the recreation center in the heart of Brooklyn! Discover more about this exciting hub of fitness, learning, recreation, and community, and celebrate a Flatbush trailblazer!

 
 

About the Project

Located in Nostrand Playground, Shirley Chisholm will be approximately 74,000 gross square feet. The center will feature cutting-edge facilities, including:

  • An indoor swimming pool
  • A gym and walking track
  • Fitness, strength and cardio rooms
  • A public plaza for the community
  • A teaching kitchen

The recreation center will also have a green roof and be LEED Gold certified. Upon its completion, the state-of the art recreation center will offer a host of programming options and amenities to encourage learning, recreation, fitness, and community for Brooklynites. 

The center is expected to be open by the end of 2025. Stay tuned for more information as we get ready to open to the public!

Recreation Center Membership

When you join a recreation center, you become part of a community that helps you achieve your personal and fitness goals. Our low-cost membership packages give you access to recreation centers and classes across the city, including at the new Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center.

Learn more about becoming a member

Unbought and Unbossed: Shirley Chisholm’s Legacy

The planned recreation center is named for Brooklyn-born politician, and the first African American woman to serve in the United States Congress, Shirley Chisholm. Chisholm was the daughter of Guyanese immigrant parents who rose to political prominence. While serving in Congress, Chisholm was also the first woman and African American to seek the United States presidential nomination. Her contributions to her community and country are reflective of her desire to affect change. 

Dr. Roy A. Hastick Sr. Media Lab

The center will also include a media lab named in honor of a local businessman with deep community roots, Dr. Roy A. Hastick Sr. A Grenadian emigrant, Dr. Hastick founded the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry and served on several economic development and community boards as an East Flatbush community advocate.

Shirley Chisolm
Thomas J. O'Halloran/Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

A Celebration of Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center

Can’t wait to find out what’s inside? Check out upcoming events for a sneak preview of what’s to come! We’ll be celebrating Shirley Chisholm and her namesake recreation center all summer long with fitness, festivals and fun while we get ready for the center to open!

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