Overview

• The new above-ground glass tank holds about a dozen goldfish in a tree pit next to the original Tompkins Avenue and Hancock Street site.
• Veterinarian Benjamin Rosenbloom and Lights Out Coalition founder Kathy Nizzari caution that mid-90s temperatures risk depleting oxygen and causing painful fish deaths.
• Co-founder Je-Quan Irving says city agencies approved the above-ground installation and he plans to maintain it with added plants and lighting.
• Last year’s hydrant-fed aquarium was raided by the FDNY and cemented over, and co-founder Hajj Malik Lovick is now serving a 12-year sentence for attempted murder.
• Local residents and a new “Aquarium Deli Food” have embraced the installation as a community attraction and educational feature for children.