DAY 1 OF “BOROUGH HALL ON YOUR BLOCK: SOUTHEAST QUEENS” SEES 116TH PRECINCT TOPPING-OFF CEREMONY, LIBRARY FUNDING PRESSER
Additional events include Senior Services Day; Idlewild Park cleanup
(August 19, 2022 at 10am)
QUEENS, NY – Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.’s inaugural “Borough Hall on Your Block” initiative begins this coming Monday, August 22 in Southeast Queens, with that day’s programming led by a highly anticipated topping-off ceremony for the future 116th Precinct, currently under construction in Rosedale.
The $104 million new precinct and built-in community center — funding for which was secured by Borough President Richards and others — will alleviate existing strains on the overburdened 105th Precinct, which currently covers more than 350 lane miles across East and Southeast Queens, leading to longer response times. The ceremony, hosted by the NYC Department of Design and Construction, comes after more than four decades of tireless advocacy by Southeast Queens residents, who have pushed for a new precinct for generations.
Following the ceremony, Borough President Richards will host a 2pm press conference outside the Rosedale branch of the Queens Public Library — alongside Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott and NYC Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Thomas Foley — to proudly announce $3 million in capital funding for the facility.
The allocation, spread across Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, is earmarked toward a planned renovation of the existing library, as well as the construction of a new annex to better serve the surrounding community and the families who call it home.
Members of the media who wish to attend one or both of the above events are asked to RSVP by emailing [email protected] or calling 718-286-2640
The jam-packed day of public events also includes an 8:30am volunteer community cleanup of Idlewild Park and a Senior Services Day at the Rochdale Village Senior Center from 10am to 3pm, complete with fitness classes, benefit eligibility screenings, smoke detector giveaways and more. The former is held in partnership with the Eastern Queens Alliance, while the latter is held in partnership with the FDNY, the NYC Department of Finance, NY Connects and the Queens Public Library.
Members of the public who are interested in attending the park cleanup or Senior Services Day above are asked to RSVP by visiting www.queensbp.org/RSVP.
The full public schedule for Day 1 of “Borough Hall on Your Block: Southeast Queens” is as follows:
IDLEWILD PARK COMMUNITY CLEANUP:
WHEN: Monday, August 22 at 8:30am
WHERE: Idlewild Park. 149-20 Springfield Lane in Brookville
WHO: Borough President Richards
Eastern Queens Alliance members and community volunteers
ROCHDALE VILLAGE SENIOR SERVICE DAY:
WHEN: Monday, August 22 from 10am to 3pm
WHERE: Rochdale Village Senior Center, 169-65 137TH Avenue in Rochdale Village
WHO: Borough President Richards
116TH PRECINCT TOPPING-OFF CEREMONY:
WHEN: Monday, August 22 at 12pm
WHERE: 244-40 North Conduit Avenue in Rosedale
WHO: Borough President Richards
City officials, NYPD officials and community members
ROSEDALE LIBRARY FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT:
WHEN: Monday, August 22 at 2pm
WHERE: 144-20 243rd Street in Rosedale
WHO: Borough President Richards
Dennis Walcott, Queens Library President and CEO
Thomas Foley, NYC DDC Commissioner
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