By NYC.gov
Representative Espaillat delivers more than $16 million ($16,242,279) in Community Project Funding for New York’s 13th District as part of the 2024 cycle spending bills.
This funding responds directly to some of the most pressing needs throughout New York’s 13th congressional district.
“I am incredibly pleased to have secured $16,242,279 in Community Project Funding earlier this Congress and know this funding will have a profound impact on New York’s 13th District,”
Rep. Espaillat said . “These investments grow our economy, making a real difference in the lives of so many in our community. I am proud to have fought for funding that will make our community healthier, safer, and stronger.”
Rep. Espaillat championed funding for 15 projects that will directly benefit New York’s 13th District residents. These include:
* $850,000 for 222-226 W145th Street 673 St. Nicholas Ave. Acquisition
* $1,000,000 for 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace Facade and Roof Renovation
* $850,000 for Bronx Community College Automotive Technology Degree Program
* $1,000,000 for Fort Washington Park Maintenance and Operations Building Renovation
* $1,050,000 for Kingsbridge Armory
* $963,000 for Northern Manhattan Crime Prevention for Community Safety Project
* $500,000 for PS 28 Soccer Court Transformation
* $850,000 for R.A.I.N. Inwood Tolentine Senior Center Redevelopment Project
* $4,116,279 for Rehabilitation of Historic Alumni House as Skills-based Workforce Development Community Center
* $1,000,000 for Renovation of New York Urban League Headquarters
* $900,000 for River East Elementary Project Playground
* $500,000 for St. Luke AME Center for Social Justice
* $850,000 for STAR OAC Renovations
* $850,000 for Union Settlement East River Community House Renovation Project
* $963,000 for Youth Crime Prevention Project – The Neighborhood Coordination School Initiative (NCSI)
The final bipartisan 2024 funding bills help keep our communities safe, fight inflation, and boost our economy. Together with the funding for New York’s 13th District, this funding increases critical government programs and will continue to grow the local economy and support communities.
Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fourth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 118th Congress.
He is also a member of the House Budget Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Deputy Chair as well as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). Rep. Espaillat is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/ .
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