The Riverbay Fund, Inc. will receive $1.5 million for the transformation and refurbishment of an existing space into the Northeast Bronx Youth Center. This facility will act as a hub for education, recreation, culture, arts, and wellness programs aimed at children, adolescents, and young adults in the Northeast Bronx, promoting personal growth and community harmony.
In addition, the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens will get $1.17 million to demolish and rebuild a new facility in Astoria, increasing its capacity to serve adolescents and families in Long Island City and Astoria through after-school programs, summer camps, and athletic activities.
The funding also prioritizes vital infrastructure improvements, such as GrowNYC’s development of the New York State Regional Food Hub, which aims to enhance food distribution to neglected communities while simultaneously helping regional farmers.
Grants have also been given for accessibility modifications, such as the ADA restroom upgrade at the NY Public Library’s Pelham Bay branch and elevator replacement at Middletown Plaza, to meet the needs of users and people with limited mobility.
Furthermore, the funds will be used to revamp public areas in New York City Housing Authority developments, making them safer and more engaging for residents, particularly children, in a variety of communities.
The allotment also includes monies for environmental programs, such as the Billion Oyster Project’s Flushing Bay Oyster Reef, which aims to address environmental justice disparities while simultaneously providing educational opportunities for local students.
Transportation and infrastructure safety are also addressed, with capital improvements planned for Westchester Square Plaza and Astoria Boulevard that aim to improve pedestrian safety and public places.
The Hutchinson River Restoration Project will receive $50,000 to carry out projects such as characterizing shoreline pollution, engaging in debris cleanup efforts, and raising public awareness of environmental issues along the Hutchinson River and its watershed.
Ocasio-Cortez emphasized her excitement for the beneficial impact these investments will have on the neighborhood, underlining her dedication to securing resources that serve the different needs of people in the 14th Congressional District.
The list of AOC’s Community Project Funding Grants includes:
MALIKAH – MALIKAH Center$1,200,000 25-61 Steinway St, Queens, NY 11103 MALIKAH is eligible to receive $1,200,000 to acquire a three-story mixed-use property in NY14 to serve as a violence prevention-focused community center. The facility will serve as a mental health center (peer-to-peer lead and 1:1), civil education (know your rights, citizenship classes), economic empowerment incubator (financial literacy, apprenticeship training), and self-defense studio (de-escalation, bystander intervention). It will provide both survivors of gender and hate-based violence, and the immigrant community on Steinway Street in the Astoria neighborhood with a multifaceted grassroots approach to violence prevention and healing. It will lessen the burden on direct service providers, government offices, and local municipalities by offering a proactive solution to economic, political, and safety challenges facing working-class people in NY14. MALIKAH, the nonprofit host, is an organization that has served the Astoria, Queens community for the past 14 years and is committed to violence prevention and community safety through mental health, financial literacy, community organizing, and self-defense programming. The Riverbay Fund, Inc. – Northeast Bronx Youth Center$1,500,000 2049 Bartow Avenue, The Bronx, NY 10475 The Riverbay Fund is eligible to receive $1,500,000 to transform and renovate an existing 9900-sqft space to create an enrichment hub for education, recreation, culture, arts, and wellness services targeting children, adolescents, and young adults in the Northeast Bronx. This renovation will transform a former movie theater space located at 2081 Bartow Avenue into a welcoming, state-of-the-art 2nd-century facility where the area’s youth can explore their passions and discover new ones. This space will serve as a center for performing arts, wellness programming, and educational programming including STEM, financial literacy, and college and career preparation. Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens – Redevelopment$1,166,279 21-12 30TH ROAD, Long Island City, NY, 11102 Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens (VBGCQ) is eligible to receive $1,166,279 to demolish and construct a new five-story Club located at 21-12 30th Road in Astoria, to meet the needs of the growing population in Long Island City and Astoria. This project will more than triple the size of the building, increasing the number of youth and families that the Club serves each year through after-school, summer camp, weekend workshops, and athletics programs. GrowNYC – New York State Regional Food Hub$1,000,000 100 Gold Street Suite 3300, New York, NY 10038 GrowNYC is eligible to receive $1,000,000 to build the New York State Regional Food Hub (the Hub), a new 60,000-sq. ft. building in Hunts Point. GrowNYC will use the Hub to store, aggregate, and distribute produce from regional farmers to underserved communities throughout the 5 boroughs. The project will add critical infrastructure to New York State farmers by providing expanded capacity and access to New York City’s wholesale marketplace and creating new jobs in the process. Additionally, the new facility will feature cold storage helping GrowNYC meet food storage safety requirements and enabling us to source farm fresh produce for large institutions such as universities, hospitals, and public schools. NY Public Library – Pelham Bay Library ADA Restroom Upgrade$500,000 476 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018 NY Public Library, Pelham Bay Branch is eligible to receive $500,000 to ensure greater accessibility for patrons at the Pelham Bay branch. The core objective to meet this goal is to conduct a comprehensive renovation of the restroom at the branch to bring it into compliance with current code and ADA standards. New York City Housing Authority – Bronx River Houses Playground Revitalization$1,000,000 90 Church St, New York, NY 10007 The New York City Housing Authority is eligible to receive $1,000,000 to ensure greater community safety and engagement by providing a safe space for children to gather and a 3rd place for socialization outside of home and school by rebuilding the playground at Bronx River Houses located at 1630 E 174th St, Bronx, NY 10472. New York City Housing Authority – Sotomayor Houses Basketball Court Revitalization$1,000,000 90 Church St, New York, NY 10007 The New York City Housing Authority is eligible to receive $1,000,000 to ensure greater community safety and engagement by providing a safe space for children to gather and provide a 3rd place for socialization outside of home and school by rebuilding the basketball court at Sotomayor Houses located at 1090 Rosedale Ave, Bronx, NY 10472. New York City Housing Authority – Monroe Houses Playground Revitalization$1,000,000 90 Church St, New York, NY 10007 The New York City Housing Authority is eligible to receive $1,000,000 to ensure greater community safety and engagement by providing a safe space for children to gather and provide a 3rd place for socialization outside of home and school by rebuilding the playground at Monroe Houses located at 1760 Story Ave Bronx, NY 10473. New York City Housing Authority – Astoria Houses Playground Revitalization$1,000,000 90 Church St, New York, NY 10007 The New York City Housing Authority is eligible to receive $1,000,000 to ensure greater community safety and engagement by providing a safe space for children to gather and provide a 3rd place for socialization outside of home and school by rebuilding the playground at Astoria Houses located at 3-02 Astoria Blvd, Queens, NY 11102. Billion Oyster Project – Flushing Bay Oyster Reef$500,000 10 South Street, Slip 7, New York, NY 10004 Billion Oyster Project is eligible to receive $500,000 to design and install a one-acre oyster reef in Flushing Bay to address longstanding environmental justice inequities facing underrepresented communities in Queens. Not only will this project improve coastal resilience by creating oyster reef habitat, uplift marine biodiversity, and enhance ecosystem functions in Flushing Bay, but it will also serve as an outdoor classroom for diverse students from underrepresented local public schools to learn about marine science and lucrative maritime careers in Queens. This project is a critical step towards the restoration of a self-sustaining oyster population in Flushing Bay and part of a larger effort to build back oyster reefs and complex habitats in western Long Island Sound. New York City Housing Authority – Middletown Plaza Elevator Replacement$500,000 90 Church St, New York, NY 10007 The New York City Housing Authority is eligible to receive $500,000 for elevator replacement at Middletown Plaza, located at 3033 Middletown Rd, Bronx, NY 10461. Middletown Plaza is a senior residential building with approximately 192 residents living in 179 apartments. Upgrading the existing two elevators will address any future accessibility concerns and support tenants with limited mobility. New York City Department of Transportation – Westchester Square Plaza$1,000,000 55 Water Street, 9th floor, New York, NY 10041 New York City Department of Transportation is eligible to receive $1,000,000 for a capital project that will make the intersection of Westchester and East Tremont Avenues safer for all street users, while also introducing a new, vibrant public space south of the elevated 6 train that complements Owen F Dolan Park. The project will build out the large operational curb extension at this intersection’s southwest corner, making permanent the geometric simplifications introduced using paint in 2018, and will reconstruct this location as a new public space replete with seating, plantings, street trees, wayfinding, street lighting, and other amenities. New York City Department of Transportation – Astoria Blvd Safety Improvements$1,000,000 55 Water Street, 9th floor, New York, NY 10041 New York City Department of Transportation is eligible to receive $1,000,000 for a capital project targeting the Intersections along Astoria Boulevard between 82nd and 102nd streets in Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst, Queens, which have historically had high crash numbers, with 40 percent of pedestrian crashes occurring midblock or at an uncontrolled intersection. To prevent future fatalities and severe injuries, three locations along Astoria Boulevard will receive capital improvements. These interventions will increase pedestrian safety; reduce conflicts between pedestrians, cars, and bikes; and improve pedestrian circulation. These capital improvements will build on the successes of the operational improvements DOT implemented within these project limits in 2016. Hutchinson River Restoration Project, Inc. (HRRP) – Hutchinson River Restoration Project$50,000 88 Horton Street, The Bronx, NY 10464 The Hutchinson River Restoration Project is eligible to receive $50,000 to characterize areas and causes of shoreline pollution on the Hutchinson River and determine administratively and practically how the areas can be best restored for parkland or other public use; 2) to increase active participation in debris clean-up activities along the river at all levels and 3) to expand public awareness of the polluted shorelines in communities alongside the Hutchinson River and its watershed through community meetings, newsletters, news releases, and the collaboration and information exchanges with like-minded groups. |
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