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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, AUGUST 18, 2019
INVESTMENT
sion will help fund a $7.7
million project to open
up the area by creating
new, safer crossings at the
busy intersections of Tillary
and Navy streets and
at Park Avenue and St. Edwards
Streets, according
to Cuomo’s number two.
“With funding from
the Downtown Revitalization
Initiative, signifi cant
projects to improve walkability
and safety will better
connect Downtown
Brooklyn and the Navy
Yard to surrounding
neighborhoods,” said Lt.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who
announced the investment
Wednesday.
The $5.6 million in
state funding is part
of Cuomo’s $10 million
Downtown Revitalization
Initiative to help
fund various city projects
around the Downtown
area, which include:
• $1.96 million in funding
for a $15 million suite
of upgrades for Commodore
Barry Park, including
new place spaces,
renovated basketball and
handball courts, and removing
fencing to promote
easy access.
• $1.25 million of funding
for an $8.37 million
project to transform Walt
Whitman Library into a
so-called “modern community
hub,” featuring
renovated and expanded
programming spaces to
support job training and
other events.
• $1.5 million for a $2
million project to install
new lights around the perimeter
of the Farragut
housing complex on Navy,
York, and Sands streets.
• $853,700 for a $5.99
million project to renovate
the Cumberland Street
entrance to the Brooklyn
Navy Yard.
• $600,000 to fully fund
an arts project featuring
local artists.
• $200,000 to create a
digital tech center at the
Ingersoll Community
Center, featuring new
computer equipment and
furniture to support new
jobs and arts programs.
The leader of a Downtown
business group that
applied for the $10 million
grant applauded the
governor’s investment,
which they hope will connect
Kings County’s business
district with the
Navy Yard’s expanding
tech hub.
“Walkability and green
space are essential to the
continued growth of the
area and these planned
improvements will provide
long-overdue connections
from Downtown
Brooklyn to the Brooklyn
Navy Yard,” said Regina
Myer, the president of
the Downtown Brooklyn
Partnership.
TELFAIR
a brief search discovered
a lit joint and the fully
loaded .45-caliber pistol
in the center console of
his car, as well as a small
arsenal that included
a submachine gun, two
other pistols, and a bulletproof
vest stashed in
his trunk, according to
prosecutors.
Telfair had Florida
gun permits for all of his
weapons, and jury only
found him guilty in April
of felony second-degree
criminal possession for
the pistol that was within
arms reach at the time of
his arrest
This isn’t the first
time police caught Telfair
locked and loaded
— the basketball player
was cuffed for carrying
a loaded handgun in Yonkers
back in 2007, earning
him three years probation,
according to a
spokesman for Gonzalez.
FRESH LOOK: Gov. Andrew Cuomo will invest some $5.6 million to revamp two intersections at the
border of Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene, including this junction of Navy and Tillary streets,
as part of a $10 million investment in America’s Downtown. Gov. Cuomo’s offi ce
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ARSENAL: Cops found a small arsenal in Telfair’s trunk during a
traffi c stop in June 2017. NYPD