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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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• Parks; focused reconstruction and replacement of safety surfaces, play equipment and paths to 2 improve the overall condition of parks ($130.0 million); planting of street trees ($69.4 million); reconstruction of bridges within parks ($49.5 million); rehabilitation of stadia ($46.2 million); f replacement of aging vehicles ($42.7 million) and construction of Hudson River Park ($98.0 million) I and Brooklyn Bridge Park’ ($43.8 million). '

• Public Libraries:/ renovations at the Humanities and Social Services Library at 42nd Street ($9.4 million, for a total City contribution of $33.9 million): full renovation and expansion of the Mid­ Manhattan brandh (S19.2 million, for a total City contribution of $23.2 million); construction of the new Bronx Borough Center to be located at 310 East Kingsbridge Road ($16.1 million, for a total City contribution of $26.9 million); construction of a new Mid Island branch on Staten Island ($4.0 million); expensive renovation/at the Williamsburg branch ($3.3 million): extensive renovations at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch ($11.2 million) to include facade and parapet restoration, resurfacing of the front plaza and ADA work; system-wide roof replacement programs at'the Brooklyn Public Library ($6.7 million) and at the Queens Borough Public Library ($3.4 million); site acquisition arid construction of a new Kensington Library in Brooklyn ($3.7 million); replacement of heating systems at the Queens Borough Public Library ($2.8 million); creation of a new Long IMand City branch ($6.1 million); and the construction of a new Cambria Heights branch in Queens ($4.8 million).

• Department of Cultural Affairs: a Master Plan including renovations and upgrades at Lincoln Center J for the Performing Arts ($216.0 million for a total commitment of $240.0 million); a new Frank I lip Gehry-designed building for the Guggenheim Museum of Art ($67.8 million, including the value of the land); improvements, including an addition, to the Queens Museum of Art ($24.3 million for a

F total City contribution of $26.6 million); comprehensive reconstruction and expansion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ($23.0 million); major improvements to the New York Aquarium as part of the Mayor’s Coney Island Revitalization Project (SI9.5 million); major reconstruction and expansion at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum ($18.3 million for a total City commitment of $24.3 A million); reconstruction and an addition to the New York Hall of Science ($17.9 million for a total

It commitment of $47.2 million); major improvements, including Master Plan construction, at the New York Botanical Garden ($13.9 for a total City contribution of $26.8 million); creation of a new wing for the Museum of Jewish Heritage ($10.0 million for a total commitment of $22.0 million); a new permanent home for Alvin. Ailey ($7.5 million); reconstruction and an addition to the Bronx Museum of^the Arts ($6.6 million for a total commitment of $7.4 million); and a major addition to the Morgan Liljrary ($5.0 million), j

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

• public Buildings: cornpliance with legal mandates ($206.0 million), including vapor control and leak ti! detection equipment for petroleum underground storage tanks ($60.6 million), lead and asbestos I abatement ($73,7 million), and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ($7.9 million); the reconstruction of public buildings and City owned office space ($882.5 million), including interior rehabilitation of the Manhattan Municipal Building ($41.3 million); the renovation of leased space ($95.8 million), including the construction of the Department of Finance Bronx Business Center ($7.4 million) and the renovation of City Council offices ($2.9 million); and the reconstruction of waterfront and non-waterfront properties including construction at the Kingsbridge Armory ($15.0 million).

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