Mayor de Blasio today announced a $120 million investment in the renovation of the Brownsville Multi-Service Center into a state-of-the-art girls’ empowerment center and community hub for east Brooklyn. The current building, which will undergo a complete demolition in 2023, will transform the site into a home for science, technology, art, dance, and cultural programming for young girls across the borough.
“There’s no better investment for our future than giving girls a safe, positive, and engaging place to learn and grow. I’m proud to deliver on that promise today,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “This center will build the next generation of leaders in Brownsville and across our city, and it’s a powerful step toward building a recovery for all of us.”
"In the last year, we have seen the impact of women and girls of color being underrepresented in the healthcare and STEM fields, specifically, black and LatinX females. With the new Brownsville Girls Empowerment Center, women and girls will be empowered to explore their passions and develop a 21st-century skill that will set them up for a lifetime of success and invest in the development of their whole self. The new facility will introduce our community to state-of-the-art spaces such as maker spaces, digital media labs, and design studios that will teach young girls how to think outside of the box and to become creators. This center will be an anchor institution where girls grow into women who are innovators of progress in their community,” said Deputy Mayor Phillip Thompson.
“We applaud this project that will bring new resources to the Brownsville community, focused on women’s empowerment,” said HRA Administrator Gary Jenkins. “For decades, HRA has worked with locally-based community providers to offer meaningful services to the Brownsville community – and we’re proud to be a part of the next phase of this effort, which will bring a reinvigorated service center to the neighborhood and women’s empowerment services to the next generation.”
The Brownsville Girls Empowerment Center will be modeled after the Lower East Side Girls Club of New York (LESGC). The City will partner with LESGC to support program implementation in the new site.
City officials will engage with the Brownsville community throughout the design-build process. Construction on the new site will begin in 2024.
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke will invest another $8 million in the facility.
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