It's not just Brooklyn. Youth sports leagues are being denied permits on fields in Manhattan and all over NYC.

This will lead to informal use of the fields, without the health safeguards of organized leagues.

Let's issue league permits to give kids a healthy, outdoor outlet. https://twitter.com/agounardes/status/1297934729673678849
The permits can be issues on a provision basis, and can be revoked if the covid risk increases in NYC, or if a league fails to implement the necessary safeguards.

The alternative of allowing parks fields to be used on a first-come, first-served basis is actually less safe.
Great thread from @DanGarodnick on why this matters to 1000s of NYC families: https://twitter.com/DanGarodnick/status/1297568844995854336?s=20
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