A Knicks legend is turning this long-abandoned Toys 'R' Us into a Brooklyn pickleball complex is one of our hand-picked Events finds for New York. The former Flatbush Avenue toy store will reportedly house pickleball, basketball and flag football under one enormous roof.
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