U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins will announce federal funding toward a proposed $22 million Hispanic Heritage Cultural Institute in Buffalo during a news conference Wednesday on the planned site at Niagara and Hudson streets on the Lower West Side.
Casimiro D. Rodriguez, president of the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York, will join the federal lawmakers in promoting the venture as a means “to celebrate Hispanic arts, culture and heritage, nurturing a spirit of community and intergenerational learning, while contributing to the growth and vibrancy of our city and region,” according to documents filed earlier this year with the city.
Officials hope to break ground soon at the northwest corner of Niagara and Hudson streets, with 18 months of construction before anticipated completion in fall 2024.
The center will focus on Hispanic arts, culture and history. It will serve an estimated 45,000 Hispanics in Buffalo, in addition to 75,000 Hispanic residents across the region, representing nearly two dozen countries and unique cultures in Latin America.
Higgins and Gillibrand will announce the level of federal funding toward the project at the press conference, scheduled for just after noon.
Plans call for a…
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