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A fact from Asser Levy Recreation Center appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 February 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Albert H. Blumenthal jumped into the Asser Levy Recreation Center's pool while campaigning for the 1973 New York City mayoral election?

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The result was: promoted by Edge3 (talk) 00:59, 14 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Asser Levy Recreation Center entrance

... that the Asser Levy Recreation Center's entrance arches (pictured) were described as being "more like portals to a great amphitheatre than frames around doors to a hygienic facility"? Source: Stern, Robert A. M.; Gilmartin, Gregory; Massengale, John Montague (1983). New York 1900: Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism, 1890-1915. New York: Rizzoli. p. 139.
- ALT1:... that Albert H. Blumenthal jumped into the Asser Levy Recreation Center's pool while campaigning in the 1973 New York City mayoral election? Source: Carroll, Maurice (September 4, 1973). "Mayoral Contest Begins in Earnest". The New York Times.
- ALT2:~~... that the Asser Levy Recreation Center was expanded into a street so the United Nations could build an office tower?~~ Source: Foderaro, Lisa W. (September 30, 2011). "Land Deal With U.N. Would Fill a Big Gap in the Waterfront Greenway". The New York Times.

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5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:44, 21 January 2021 (UTC).Reply

Interesting facility for "bathing together" as a headline has it, on good sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed and shows well, but I confess that I prefer the jump of ALT1 to the pompous thing ;) - I have a park 90 miles north nominated, a little above, in case of interest. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:03, 25 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

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