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Discussion on Flushing Meadows Corner Park Pasarelle repairs
4:19:54
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Council Member Shekar Krishnan inquires about the state of disrepair of the Pasarelle in Flushing Meadows Corner Park and the plans for its renovation. Commissioner Sue Donoghue confirms that there is capital funding in the budget for the project.
- The Pasarelle was originally going to be completed as part of the air train initiative, but plans changed.
- The Parks Department is now working with the Port Authority and other sister agencies to address outstanding issues and determine a timeline for moving the project forward.
Shekar Krishnan
4:19:54
We talked about capital projects before.
4:19:56
Just want to get a sense in Flushing Meadows Corner Park, the Pasarelle is obviously in a state of deep disrepair.
4:20:02
It's my understanding that there is capital funding in the budget for it and what's the plan or is it on track for the work to be done soon?
4:21:03
Got it.
4:21:04
Thank you.
Sue Donoghue
4:20:12
Yes, there is capital money in the budget for it, absolutely council member.
4:20:16
And so that originally, Pasir Hale was going to be completed and funding as part of the air train initiative, and that obviously changed.
4:20:31
And so we have been working closely with our sister agencies to figure out who could move forward on the project.
4:20:39
We were very pleased through our work with the Port Authority, they address so the project kind of came back to parks.
4:20:49
We were pleased.
4:20:50
We worked with the port authority to address some of the outstanding flag issues and make sure that we're addressing areas of concern, and we're working with sister agencies determine a timeline for moving the project forward.