Congress member and U.S. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced an allocation of more than $7.5 million for future Bronx plans and improvements on March 12, 2024.
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The Bronx is set to receive several upgrades and improvements in the near future, according to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who on Tuesday announced millions in funding geared toward improvements aimed to better the the borough.
On March 12, Ocasio-Cortez announced more than $12 million in secured funding for several community projects based in the boroughs of the Bronx and Queens, all located within New York’s 14th Congressional District.
The allocated Bronx funds, totaling more than $7.5 million, includes an eligible grant of $1.5 million to the Riverbay Fund to renovate a former movie theater at 2081 Bartow Ave., eventually transforming the space into an enrichment hub for children, adolescents and young adults in Co-op City and throughout the northeast Bronx providing education, recreation, culture, arts and wellness services.
The renovated Bartow Avenue facility will serve as a center for performing arts along with wellness and educational programming, including STEM, financial literacy and college as well as career preparation.
Additionally, GrowNYC is eligible to receive a $1 million grant toward the New York State Regional Food Hub in Hunts Point, which broke ground in 2021. The 60,000-square-foot development would store and distribute produce grown by regional farmers to underserved communities, while adding critical infrastructure to state farmers in expanding their access to the city’s wholesale marketplace and creating new jobs.
Other projects that were eligible to receive funding in Tuesday’s announcement include the revitalization of the Bronx River Houses Playground, as well as the Sotomayor Houses basketball court and the Monroe Houses Playground, both located in Soundview, with $1 million in funding for each plan allocated to the New York…
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