Before breaking ground, breaking bread.
In order to begin work on its giant rebuild, the needs to raise another $2 million toward its goal of $7 million.
Until then there's community outreach, education and good will: for Sunday's free 'Building and Bagels' event, the JCC invited the public to have another opportunity to tour and write messages on the walls of the new 75,000 square-foot site, this time after eating bagels and enjoying the magic show of Joe Fields.
The planned 6.6-acre campus includes the site of the old GM Training Center in Tarrytown, and will boast two swimming pools, a fitness center, café, gym and performance space — and become the biggest Jewish community center in the county.
Public Relations Director Danielle McAuley said they should begin demolition in the next few months...hopefully no magic required.
Photos courtesy of Justin Maron.
