Mar. 15, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan
U.S. Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez secured over $11 million in funding for local projects in her district, comprised of southwest Queens and parts of North Brooklyn.
The funding is being distributed among 14 local projects – eight of them in the Brooklyn section of Velázquez’s District 7. In Queens, the projects selected for investment range from food pantry operations to shoreline reconstruction along the polluted Newtown Creek.
The largest share of the funding, $2 million, was designated for NYCHA Farragut Houses in northwest Brooklyn. The funds will be utilized to make playground upgrades, and unspecified improvements for residents and the surrounding community. The NYCHA Atlantic Terminal complex will also receive $1.1 million for fire alarm system upgrades.
Two local organizations in Sunnyside were among the 14 selected for project funding. Sunnyside Community Services was allocated $450,000 to renovate its building on 39th Street. The incoming renovations will improve accessibility in the building and increase its efficiency for community programming.
Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District will receive $216,861, the smallest share of the funding, to support the Sunnyside Streetscape project which is anticipated to revitalize commercial corridors in the neighborhood with aesthetic and safety improvements.
In Long Island City, 9 Million Reasons, the outreach arm of Evangel Church on Crescent Ave, has been awarded $750,000 to support the expansion of its food pantry.
“I am proud to have secured over $11 million in federal funding in this bill that I know will help meet long overdue community needs in New York’s 7th District,” Velázquez said in a statement. “From developing our youth, and improving local playgrounds, to protecting the local environment and strengthening public safety – these investments will grow our economy, making a real difference in the lives of so many in our…
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