Many at the Park Slope Armory/Fitness Center ribbon cutting ceremony seemed excited at the prospect of the Prospect Park YMCA running the facility.

I spoke with Sean Andrews, Executive Director of the Y, who seemed very enthusiastic. He told me that he reached out  to Councilmember Bill De Blasio when he heard about the Request for Proposal to run the armory.

"We are thrilled to be a finalist and are especially looking forward to engaging the community." he told me. Obviously, it will be important how the Y schedules the space so that it reflects the correct mix of community usage.

"There will be mix of community, adults, kids, schools, and family. It will be a real balancing act. But a very transparent one," he told me. "We have an operating model. And the YMCA, while fee based, has a policy of not turning anyone away.