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QUEENS WEEKLY, DEC. 16, 2018
Richards allocates funds to clean up SE Queens district
City Councilman Donovan Richards (l.) allocated $220,000 to clean up his district. Courtesy of Richards’ office
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City Councilman Donovan
Richards says discretionary
funding allocated
by his office for the fiscal
year 2019 has $220,000 in
its budget for additional
garbage pickups and
other cleanliness efforts
for his district. Richards
made the announcement
in Springfield Gardens
last week.
The councilman’s constituents
in District 31 reside
in Arverne, Brookville,
Edgemere, Far Rockaway,
Laurelton, Rosedale and
Springfield Gardens.
Work on tidying up
the district with additional
pickups, lot cleanups,
graffiti removal
and snow removal commenced
in September, according
to a spokesman
for Richards.
Organizations like the
Center for Employment
Opportunities Works and
Wildcat, which provides
jobs for the previously incarcerated,
homeless or
those who were addicted to
drugs will provide the boots
on the ground for cleanups.
“Commercial corridors
are the lifeblood of
any community, which is
why we must make every
effort to keep our sidewalks
free of litter and
debris,” said Richards.
“We also want to provide
job opportunities for New
Yorkers who struggle to
find work because of being
formerly incarcerated,
homeless or addicted
to drugs.”
CEO Works received
$165,000 for the additional
commercial corridor
pickups, which will occur
Monday through Friday at
Mott Avenue (Beach Channel
to Cornaga Avenue),
Central Avenue (Bayport
to Cornaga Avenue, Merrick
Boulevard (Springfield
Boulevard to 234th
Street, and 243rd Street
(Caney to Mayda), according
to Richards’ office.
Wildcat was given
$55,000 for the snow and
graffiti removal and lot
cleanups.
“This community has
striven and suffered for
so long without development,”
said Lonnie Glover,
President of Spring-
Gar Civic Association.
“There’s a lot of work
that needs to be done for
our businesses and we’re
here to help.”
Funds were provided
by the NYC Council Clean
New York City initiative,
according to Richards’
spokesman.