Tag: federal-funding

Coney Island community health clinic destroyed by Superstorm Sandy to re-open in new, permanent location

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Feb. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price A Coney Island community health clinic is set to reopen in a new, permanent location in what NYC Health+Hospitals called a “significant milestone” for providing healthcare to the community. Hospital leaders, doctors, and elected officials including U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries gathered on Surf Avenue on…

Brooklyn nonprofits brace for uncertainty after federal funding freeze and swift reversal causes ‘chaos’

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Feb. 18, 2025 By Lauren Rapp A federal funding freeze and a swift reversal recently left organizations scrambling. Now, Brooklyn nonprofits are bracing for a year of uncertain investment under the Trump administration. Late last month, the  Office of Management and Budget announced a freeze on all federal grants and loan payments. The office…

More than a decade after superstorm, Brooklyn Navy Yard receives $28M in FEMA funding for Sandy-related repairs

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Jan. 14, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Almost 15 years after Hurricane Sandy devastated New York City, the Brooklyn Navy Yard hasn’t totally recovered. But millions of federal dollars, secured this year by local congress members, are expected to restore the Navy Yard to its “pre-disaster” self.  U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside…

Guild for Exceptional Children secures $2 million in federal funding for ‘sorely needed’ renovations

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Aug. 20, 2024 By Adam Daly Members and volunteers of a Bay Ridge nonprofit that serves children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities celebrated on Tuesday after securing $2 million in federal funding for renovations and upgrades to their southern Brooklyn facilities. Congress Member Nicole Malliotakis obtained the funding for the Guild for…

Biden administration denies $800M infrastructure grants for BQE’s crumbling cantilever

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Feb. 6, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld

The Biden administration has rejected the city’s applications for $800 million in infrastructure grants to redesign and reconstruct the crumbling triple cantilever section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Brooklyn Paper’s sister publication amNewYork Metro first reported.