Brooklyn fish pond is back just days after FDNY destroyed original aquarium: ‘We are not giving up’

The Bed-Stuy “aquarium” is back.

The neighborhood’s beloved sidewalk fish pond was resurrected this week — in an act of defiance that comes just five days after the city cemented over the original and left the neighborhood’s goldfish to die.

A new-and-improved version of the aquarium now sits in a tree pit next to the original cracked sidewalk location — and now boasts a solar-powered water filter, a tiled tank and a heater for their scaly friends.

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The Bed-Stuy “aquarium,” a beloved sidewalk fish pond in the neighborhood, is back and here to stay. Katie Donlevy/NY Post

The new spot seems to be safe from the city for now, with DEP officials telling The Post it is not affecting city infrastructure — as organizers vowed to continue rebuilding the aquarium should it get torn up yet again.

“We are not giving up. That’s the thing. We have not given up. And we’re not giving up. We’ve turned this into something,” said Brenda Starr, one of the organizers, told The Post Friday about the fish pond at Hancock Street and Tompkins Avenue.

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