![]() ![]() $750,000 for renovations to the Richmond Hill branch.$1 million for an expansion of the Corona branch. ![]() $1 million for renovations to the South Ozone Park branch.Other highlights from Borough President Richards’ commitment to improving our libraries include: Included in the allocation is $1 million in FY23 funding to expand the Rosedale library and nearly $900,000 in FY23 funding to expand the Arverne library - both of which the Borough President announced last year during his inaugural Borough Hall on Your Block initiative in Southeast Queens. Meanwhile, Richards’ allocation of more than $6.9 million for libraries in FY23 will fund upgrades at 12 Queens Public Library branches. $1 million for playground renovations at St.$1 million for athletic field renovations at Leonardo Ingravallo Playground in Flushing.$1 million for playground renovations at Frank O’Connor Playground in Elmhurst.$1 million for playground renovations at Equity Park in Woodhaven.$1.5 million for playground renovations at Lawrence Virgilio Playground in Sunnyside.$1.5 million for synthetic turf field renovations at Idlewild Park in Rosedale.Of the 11 different parks being funded, six received seven-figure allocations from the Borough President. Richards’ allocation of $10 million for parks in Fiscal Year 2023 will fund upgrades at 11 different parks or playgrounds across Queens, as well as supporting improvements at the Project Eden community garden in Forest Hills under the auspices of NYC Parks’ GreenThumb program - the largest community gardening network in the nation.Īlso included in the allocation is the Borough President’s previously announced $100,000 tree crowdsourcing campaign, which resulted in the planting of approximately 30 trees in Community Districts 3, 9 and 12. Wednesday announced capital allocations of $10 million for Queens parks and more than $6.9 million for the Queens Public Library system. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. Borough President Touts Nearly $17M in Funding for Queens Parks, Libraries ![]()
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