DAY 4 OF “BOROUGH HALL ON YOUR BLOCK: SOUTHEAST QUEENS” INCLUDES COMMUNITY TOWN HALL; HOSPITAL AND LIBRARY FUNDING PRESSERS

$2.4 million for Arverne Library, $741K for St. John’s Episcopal Hospital

(August 24. 2022 at 2:30pm)

QUEENS, NY – Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.’s inaugural “Borough Hall on Your Block” initiative continues tomorrow, August 25 in Southeast Queens, with a pair of press conferences to announce critical funding in support of two Rockaway staples — St. John’s Episcopal Hospital and the Arverne Branch of the Queens Public Library.

At 10am, Borough President Richards will host a press conference outside St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, where he will announce $744,000 in funding toward the purchase of 16 new critical care bed systems spread across the ICU Cardiac Care Unit, as well as the purchase of a new, state-of-the-art C-Arm. The new medical imaging device will replace the existing 19-year-old C-Arm being used in the hospital’s operating room.

At 3pm, the Borough President, along with Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott, will host a press conference outside the Arverne Library to announce nearly $2.4 million in funding for the facility. The allocation, spread across Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, is earmarked toward the construction of a 4,600-square-foot addition that will be built atop a vacant lot adjacent to the library.

At 6pm, the Borough President will host a Southeast Queens Town Hall at the St. Albans Congregational Church, where community members are invited to ask questions of and raise issues with Borough President and representatives from various city agencies. The town hall is co-sponsored by State Senator Leroy Comrie and Council Member Nantasha Williams; and held in partnership with the NYPD Borough Patrol and Commanding Officers of local precincts, the Department of Social Services, MTA/LIRR, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Education.

Members of the media who wish to attend the press conference are asked to RSVP by emailing [email protected] or calling 718-286-2640.

Members of the public who are interested in attending the town hall are asked to RSVP by visiting www.queensbp.org/RSVP.

The full public schedule for Day 4 of “Borough Hall on Your Block: Southeast Queens” is as follows:

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT

WHEN:         Thursday, August 25 at 10am

WHERE:       St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, 327 Beach 19th St. in Far Rockaway

WHO:            Borough President Richards

                        St. John’s Episcopal Hospital leadership

ARVERNE LIBRARY BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT

WHEN:         Thursday, August 25 at 3pm

WHERE:       Queens Public Library at Arverne, 312 Beach 54th St. in Arverne

WHO:            Borough President Richards

                        Dennis Walcott, Queens Public Library President and CEO

                        City agencies, employers

SOUTHEAST QUEENS TOWN HALL

WHEN:         Tuesday, August 25 at 6pm

WHERE:       St. Albans Congregational Church, 172-17 Linden Blvd. in St. Albans

WHO:            Borough President Richards

                        Local elected officials, city agencies representatives

Siga la Oficina del Presidente del Distrito de Queens a través de @QnsBPRichards en Twitter y @QueensBPRichards en Facebook e Instagram

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