Stay updated with breaking news from Speaker Silver. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
As mentioned in our “Morning Reads,” Mayor de Blasio is announcing this morning that the city will be spending $130 million to improve small parks in low income neighborhoods. The mayor’s office has not released the complete funding list just yet, but we have some additional details about the impact on the Lower East Side. […]
Luther Gulick Park; October 2013. A nearly five-year-old effort to revitalize a neglected public space on the Lower East Side is receiving a big boost. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced today that $2.5 million has been awarded to Luther Gulick Park for its restoration. The new funding comes from the state Department of Transportation. Community activists formed an organization known as the Friends of Gulick Park several years ago. They have held numerous community-building activities, including tree and flower plantings, in the park, which is located alongside the Williamsbu...
More to come following the mayor’s press conference… UPDATE 12:45 P.M. For more details about the mayor’s new Community Parks Initiative, click here. A few points that caught our eye: “More than 70 new seasonal recreational programming and maintenance staff will activate and improve parks in all Community Parks Initiative communities.” “NYC Parks will rebuild 35 community parks. Each of these capital – or major physical improvement – projects will be developed with community input on the design principles and program. With your help, we will re-create the following commun...