Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced that his office has provided more than $9 million in capital funding to worthy Bronx organizations as part of his FY2015 capital budget allocations.
“This critical funding helps keep our cultural institutions vibrant, our schools strong, our parks clean and our neighborhoods safe. Funding like this is critical to our ‘New Bronx’ agenda, and I am proud to have funded so many important projects in every corner of our borough,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
For FY2015 Borough President Diaz has provided $9,135,000 to 25 projects. Since taking office in 2009. Borough President Diaz has provided more than $126 million in capital funding to 362 total projects.
This year, Borough President Diaz’s largest allocations went to housing, $2.75 million, representing 30 percent of his total capital budget. These funds will support the creation of over 600 new units of housing across five projects, keeping in line with Borough President Diaz’s commitment to keep the borough’s housing stock diverse and affordable.
Borough President Diaz also provided $2 million to parks projects, the second highest percentage of his total capital funding for the year at 22 percent. This will include the renovation of the pool at Edenwald Playground and the construction of a new comfort station at Fort Four Playground, among other projects.
In addition to these projects, Borough President Diaz has also put funding into two New York City Housing Authority developments, including $440,000 to install new security cameras at the Forest Houses.
“Just last week, I stood with Mayor de Blasio as he announced his proposal to make our city’s NYCHA developments safer. I have funded cameras and security upgrades in the past, and will continue to do so as we work to make our public housing developments safer for their residents,” said Borough President Diaz.
Other capital projects funded by Borough President Diaz this year include renovations at both the DeWitt Clinton High School and Adlai Stevenson High School campuses, new lighting and a new shuttle van for Wave Hill and exterior renovations at Bronxworks headquarters on the Grand Concourse.
Budget Line Projects FY 2015
E-X001 Clinton Campus – Cafeteria Renovation $300,000
E-X001 High School for Computers & Technology – Technology Upgrade $100,000
E-X001 P723X – Technology Upgrade $100,000
E-X001 Bronx Guild HS (Stevenson Campus) – Gymnasium Renovation $500,000
E-X001 PS 277 – Library Renovations $131,000
E-X001 NYC Community Learning Schools/PS18 – Health Center $500,000
P-X245 Edenwald Playground – Reconstruct Mini Pool $500,000
P-X245 Fort Four Playground – Construct New Comfort Station $500,000
P-X245 Ogden Plimpton Playground – Reconstruct Playground $500,000
P-X245 Noble Playground – Phase II Reconstruct Comfort Station $500,000
PV-X Wave Hill – New Lighting for Galleries $42,000
PV-X Wave Hill – New Shuttle Van $42,000
HN-X002 Bronx Community College – Ohio Track & Field Restoration $375,000
HA-X001 NYCHA Throgs Neck Houses – Furnish & Install Light Poles for Ball field $100,000
HA-X001 NYCHA Forest Houses – Security Enhancements $440,000
HD/NEW JCAL Development Group LLC – 950 Summit Avenue $750,000
HD/NEW NYC Partnership HDFC/Lettire – 255 E. 138th Street $500,000
HD/NEW NYC Partnership HDFC/Schur Management – 2030 Creston Avenue $500,000
HD/NEW NYC Partnership HDFC/Mastermind – 1910 Webster Avenue $500,000
HD/NEW Trinity Financial – 3160 Park Avenue $500,000
HD/NEW Green Development Fund – Install State-of-the-Art Fiberglass Windows $500,000
LN-X001 Van Nest Library Branch – Technology Room $175,000
PW-X001 QSAC – Vehicle Purchases $80,000
PW-X001 The Shield Institute – Renovate Interior of Building $500,000
PW-X001 BronxWorks – Comprehensive Exterior Renovations $500,000
Total $9,135,000
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