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    NYCHA Announces $261 Million in Completed Renovations for Three Developments in the Bronx

    Renovations  •  The Bronx

    Image Credit: NYCHA.

    The private and non-profit partnership allows for more funding while maintaining resident public housing rights. On February 17, 2021, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced the completion of upgrades in three NYCHA developments across the Bronx. The upgrades at the Baychester, Murphy, and Betances Houses impact 54 buildings and 1,810 units and are the home to an estimated 4,300 people. The renovations cost $261 million.  (read more…)

    Tags : NYCHA, PACT, renovations, social services, upgrades
    Date:02/18/2021
    Category : New York City Housing Authority
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    New Entrances to Prospect Park Completed

    Upgrades  •  Prospect Park, Brooklyn

    Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

    The entrances are part of a $40 million series of park improvement projects citywide. On January 27, 2021, the Parks Department cut the ribbon on two new completed entrances to Prospect Park along Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. The new entrances are the first additional entrances added to Prospect Park since the 1940’s. NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Vicki Been, Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo, Council Member Brad Lander, NY State Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon and Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue were present.  (read more…)

    Tags : parks, Prospect Park, updates, upgrades
    Date:01/29/2021
    Category : Department of Parks & Recreation
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    $30 Million Investment in New Brooklyn Water Mains

    Infrastructure Upgrades  •  Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn

    Water main upgrades in Brooklyn. Image Credit: NYC DEP

    Nearly seven miles of new water mains will be added to improve water distribution. On September 16, 2020, the New York City Departments of Environmental Protection and Design and Construction announced the new upgrades to the Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay areas. The $30 million project includes replacing nearly seven miles of century-old water mains, 108 fire hydrants, and installing 17 new fire hydrants. The project is scheduled to be completed by Fall 2021 and covers the areas along Avenue S, between Coney Island and Ocean Avenues, as well as portions of East 12th St., Homecrest Avenue, East 13th St. – East 19th St., Avenue T, Avenue U, Avenue V, and Gravesend Neck Road. (read more…)

    Tags : infrastructure, upgrades, water mains
    Date:10/19/2020
    Category : Department of Environmental Protection
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    Rosedale Infrastructure Upgrades to Be Completed Ahead of Schedule

    Infrastructure Upgrades  •  Rosedale, Queens

    Road restoration on 130th Avenue. Image Credit: NYC DEP

    The project is set to be completed one season early and over $1 million under budget. On March 4, 2020, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection announced that a major infrastructure upgrade project in Rosedale, Queens, would be completed ahead of schedule. The area, from 130th Avenue to the north, 133th Avenue to the South, and Brookville Boulevard to the west, is part of an area in southeast Queens that has faced flooding in the past. (read more…)

    Tags : Department of Design and Construction, Department of Environmental Protection, flooding, infrastructure, Rosedale, sewers, upgrades, water mains
    Date:03/17/2020
    Category : Department of Environmental Protection
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