U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria) and Borough President Helen Marshall said last Thursday that the city has the $22 million necessary for the planned renovation of Long Island City's Queens Plaza.
Upgrades to the plaza will include widened medians, open space, new trees and lighting and a bicycle lane, Maloney said. The project will break ground in 2007 and should be completed by 2009, she said."Queens Plaza will soon become the welcoming gateway that the residents of Long Island City deserve," she said. "Queens Plaza has become known for rusty elevated tracks, traffic snarls and take-your-life-in-your-hands crosswalks - but that is all about to change."
Maloney said the federal government will contribute $6.4 million in the next five years, bringing its total contribution to $19.05 million.
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