Castle Williams will get $5.6 million in federal stimulus funding. There is still no news on requests by GIPEC and the New York Harbor School for allocations from the state's share.
The new money for Castle Williams, added to $1.35 million previously committed, will be used to remove asbestos and rehabilitate the courtyard, prison cells and a staircase. The courtyard will then be available for events, and the opened stairway will let people climb to the roof for incomparable views of the harbor and the Manhattan skyline.
The new money for Castle Williams, added to $1.35 million previously committed, will be used to remove asbestos and rehabilitate the courtyard, prison cells and a staircase. The courtyard will then be available for events, and the opened stairway will let people climb to the roof for incomparable views of the harbor and the Manhattan skyline.
It's all thanks to Representative Jerrold Nadler and rest of the New York delegation, and to National Park Service leadership in Washington.
GIPEC has two proposals: $15 million to continue rehabilitation of the water, gas and telecommunications infrastructure - essential to attract private investment - and $28 million to demolish the rest of the unwanted buildings, opening up the south end for more park space and future educational, cultural and commercial uses.
The Harbor School seeks $3.8 million for its Marine Science and Technology Center. The school will be in a building at the west end of Building 400; the center will be on the northern shore of the Island, near the Alliance's Oyster Discovery Center. It will give students access to small boat launches, water quality testing and aquaculture facilities, as well as space for educational and public programs.
The Alliance has asked Governor Paterson to support these requests, which are all shovel-ready. In addition to creating jobs, these projects have symbolic value establishing the Island's status as a legacy project of the Henry Hudson Quadricentennial.
GIPEC has two proposals: $15 million to continue rehabilitation of the water, gas and telecommunications infrastructure - essential to attract private investment - and $28 million to demolish the rest of the unwanted buildings, opening up the south end for more park space and future educational, cultural and commercial uses.
The Harbor School seeks $3.8 million for its Marine Science and Technology Center. The school will be in a building at the west end of Building 400; the center will be on the northern shore of the Island, near the Alliance's Oyster Discovery Center. It will give students access to small boat launches, water quality testing and aquaculture facilities, as well as space for educational and public programs.
The Alliance has asked Governor Paterson to support these requests, which are all shovel-ready. In addition to creating jobs, these projects have symbolic value establishing the Island's status as a legacy project of the Henry Hudson Quadricentennial.