Downtown Brooklyn parents were recently informed that a neighborhood staple, the Navy Yard Madison Boys & Girls Club, has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 and will be closing at the end of the school year.
; claims were that he abused children beginning in 1948 and continued doing so until 1984.
In an April 24 statement, the Foundation said, “The agreement provides for monetary contributions to be made to a trust for the benefit of the abuse survivors, which respectfully and equitably addresses their claims. Madison Foundation’s Executive Director Tim McChristian said, “We are deeply saddened by the need to close the Navy Yard Clubhouse in Brooklyn—a decision which was not made lightly. We will work with our members’ parents to identify alternative local afterschool programs for their consideration as appropriate. We also are planning to place the majority of our existing Navy Yard Clubhouse staff into similar positions at our other Clubhouses located in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan.
Because both the Navy Yard Clubhouse and Farragut Houses fall within Councilmember Crystal Hudson’s District 35, Hudson told theshe has been speaking with local stakeholders about options to help local families who may have no other safe space for their children.
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