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QueensWay gets $444,000 grant form NY State to design the first phase |
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Posted by Gold_12th on Tue Dec 16 01:18:00 2014 Plans to transform an abandoned Queens rail line into a High Line-type park got a boost Thursday from the state, which allocated nearly $444,000 to design the first phase of the proposed QueensWay.The Trust for Public Land will receive the money as part of $709.2 million in grants handed out through Gov. Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative. The latest round of funding is aimed at boosting economic and community development throughout the state, Cuomo said. The city received $61.2 million to support 71 different projects in the five boroughs. Local businesses and community leaders on the council decided how the money was allocated. The QueensWay funds will be used to design a “Northern Gateway” in the Rego Park area. Supporters want to build a park along the 3.5-mile stretch of the dormant Rockaway Beach Rail line, which runs through sections of Rego Park, Forest Hills, Glendale, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill and Ozone Park. It would allow for walking, running and biking along a traffic-free route. In the funding announcement, officials called QueensWay a “potentially transformative” project, which will “enhance” Queens with new park space in underserved areas. Some elected officials and residents, however, are opposed to the plan and are lobbying for money to reactivate the line, which has not run in over 50 years. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/state-money-queensway-project-article-1.2042300 |
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