City budget reveals improvements for Rodman’s Neck
BY JASON COHEN
Mayor Bill de Blasio
released his executive
budget a little over a week
ago and it showed that for
once, Rodman’s Neck was
not forgotten.
According to the budget,
the reconstruction
and soundproofi ng of
Rodman’s Neck, remains
funded. The following
will be funded as per the
mayor’s budget:
• Bathroom trailers (already
funded, estimated
completion 2022)
• Burn and administrative
trailers (funded last
year and this year, completion
2022)
• Modular trailers and
classroom renovation (already
funded, completion
2022)
• New fi rearms training
facility ($1.2 million
this year, $16.3 million
next year, $224 million in
2023 and completion 2025)
• Renovated bomb
squad building, (funding
next year, $1.7 million
from city, completion
2022.)
City Island Rising President
John Doyle said he
is glad after many years it
seems the administration
is keeping its word to improving
Rodman’s Neck.
On Feb. 26, the 45th Precinct
Community Council
Rodman’s Neck Monitoring
Committee held a
meeting where NYPD representatives
announced
plans to have temporary
baffl ing in place by the
end of 2021 and in the next
fi ve to eight years construct
a permanent indoor
shooting range.
“There’s an importance
of everyday citizens
paying close attention to
this,” Doyle stressed. “We
are in a much better position
than we have ever
been in 13 years.” In 2007
they were told the shooting
range was moving to
Queens, but those plans
fell through.
Doyle told the Bronx
Times that after fi ve three
generations of administrations
brushing them off,
he hopes these inclusions
in the budget are a sign of
good things to come.
He stressed that this is
not the fi nal budget and
cuts are coming. But hopefully,
these allocations for
Rodman’s Neck remain.
“Personally I’m
pleased that Rodman’s
Neck is moving along as
planned,” he said. “The
proof will be in the temporary
baffl ing.”
While he was disappointed
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he did not see
any money earmarked
for resiliency, he understands
right now priority
is health and nothing is fi -
nal yet.
Here are other highlights
in the mayor’s proposal
that relate to City
Island:
The Shore Road and
Hutchinson River bridges
are slated for $1.4 million
in funds this year with
reconstruction to be completed
by 2026.
The Pelham Bay Skate
Park, which is due to be
named after an Islander
with funds provided by
Councilman Mark Gjonaj,
is slated for $2.7 million
next year and to be completed
by 2023.
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