Sen. Schumer announces $15 million to replace Brooklyn's Grand Street bridge
The federal government will be footing more of the bill for a new bridge over Newtown Creek, putting $15 million toward the replacement of the 119-year-old Grand Street Bridge on the Brooklyn-Queens border, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday. “So many of our bridges are very old,” Schumer, D-N.Y., told the Daily News. “The Grand Street bridge is a vintage example of this — it’s more ...