Coney to see major funding for Sandy recovery
New Year, New Coney Island.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Friday, December 19 a slew of new targeted resiliency and infrastructure investments that will support both business and jobs in neighborhoods impacted by Superstorm Sandy.
The new programs and investments are part of the city’s proposed Action Plan Amendment to the $4.21 billion in federal disaster aid it has been allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program.