Restler on 1LIC street safety and public realm project funding

One of them was $1.25 million for a comprehensive lighting study in Law and City IBZ to be completed by 2026, $700,000 for an automated public toilet at Court Square to be completed by 2026.

by 2027, $250,000 for a study of possible public ground improvements under the Queensborough Bridge ramps to be completed by 2027.

Can you clarify whether the funding is committed to these projects in the executive budget?

We're fully funded for all the commitments made in the points of agreement of the rezoning, and they're all moving forward, as promised.

Okay.

Do you know what page we can find these projects?

Because we've been reading every single page, and we could not find it.

I think you might be looking in the capital plan, but they're folded into some of our expense.

Okay.

So that might be the issue.

Thank you.

Can I just ask one more question?

Okay.

On the timeline of these projects funded,

So we're seeing that you are saying on record that the timelines of the commitment will be on the POA.

The city also committed $30 million in pedestrian and cycling infrastructure improvements along the 44th Drive corridor and $13 million to create an intermodal hub at 21st Street Station with designs both projects beginning in

2089 to 2029.

The capital funds of these projects beginning in 2029 of June to June 2032.

Can you clarify the start date for the capital funding of the 44th corridor improvements?

And will this funding timeline present any delays to the city's committed timeline to begin design 28?

And do you expect any need for additional funding to complete these projects?

Thank you for the question, Councilmember.

So we're actively scoping the projects, which means that we're getting the package ready to transmit to DD.

for them to start design.

Let me...

So to your last question about other funding needs, no.

We feel that what was promised in the POA will be the accurate funding need.

We're in preliminary scoping for 44th Drive right now, and then the Center of Vernon Boulevard project will follow after that.

Okay, thank you so much for those answers.

We're going to follow up in writing with all these questions on the details, especially on the waterfront greenway and everything else.

And we'll also follow up for written criteria on how you calculate and evaluate what intersections qualify for dealing.

Thank you so much to both the chairs.

Councilmember.