Winning Projects:

TransitFunded

Real Time Passenger Bus Arrival Sign

MTA BusTime signs can be placed in areas to assist people with limited access to smartphones.

S48, S53, S44, S40, and S46

$200,000

Parks and RecreationFunded

Basketball Court at Faber Park

Construction of basketball court at Faber Park; $700,000 invested; project would still need $1.24 million to complete.

Richmond Terrace and Faber Street

$300,000

EducationFunded

STEM Carts in Schools

STEM mobile labs for P.S.78, P.S.20, Port Richmond HS, P.S.18, P.S.16, P.S.22; Disaster Preparedness Package for P.S.22

P.S.78, P.S.20, PRHS, P.S.18, P.S.16, P.S.22

$435,000

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The following projects were not funded:

Transit

St. George Traffic Safety Improvements

Installing new pedestrian signals and crosswalks to enhance safety for commuters going to St. George Terminal.

Intersection of Bay St. and Richmond Terrace

$300,000

Streets

Tompkinsville Area Safety Improvements

Creation of a new crosswalk at Bay St and Minthorne St with a pedestrian island; concrete median strips to calm traffic.

Bay and Minthorne Streets, Stapleton

$300,000

Streets

Trench Restoration on North Shore

Repair and remove outdated rotten bracing beneath the roads to prevent road collapse.

Alaska St; VanBuren St; Wellbrook Av,Portage Av

$300,000

Parks and Recreation

Reconstruct Picnic Area in Clove Lakes

Removal and reconstruction of picnic area, 10 picnic tables and associated elements in Clove Lakes Park.

3649, 1150 Clove Road

$357,000

Parks and Recreation

Upgrade Jones Woods Park

Renovations to park; trail restoration.

2243, 90 Robert Lane

$70,000

Housing

Mariner’s Harbor Houses Community Garden Repairs

Repair or replace fencing around community garden plots and prepare area to install composting equipment.

Area between 40 Roxbury St and 56 Roxbury St.

$530,638

Housing

Gerard Carter Playground Enhancement

The playground needs rubber padding on the ground near swing sets and basketball courts.

Gerard Carter Community Center

$328,600

Housing

Community Garden at Cassidy Senior Center

Community Garden with raised beds and seating area to bring in fresh food for seniors.

NYCHA Cassidy/Lafayette Senior Center

$530,638

Education

McKee Fragrance Lab and Hydroponic Labs

McKee students will learn to make colognes & perfumes; Hydroponic labs for agricultural & emergency preparedness program

St. Marks Place and Belmont Place

$240,000