Marshall, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Member Richards and Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato for their investment in this project and understanding of the transformative effect of libraries on the lives of the people of our City.” We are grateful to Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, the late Borough President M.
Its stunning new replacement will amplify the role of the library in the community even further, serving as a major learning and technology hub. “It was a lifeline for many residents, becoming a meeting point, a food and supply distribution center and more. “This library has had a special place in the hearts and minds of our staff and the community over the years, but never more so than in the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy in 2012,” said Queens Library President Walcott.
The new library building will serve as a much-upgraded anchor for the Far Rockaway community and its growing families." "Within the next three years, we will finally see through the fruition of substantial public investments issued as early as FY 2007 by my predecessor, the esteemed Helen M. “We're pleased to break ground on this long-envisioned, world-class branch of the Queens Library system," said Borough President Melinda Katz. A temporary library has opened nearby at 1003 Beach 20th Street, offering the same hours and days of service. The existing library building closed permanently on Sept. The NYC Department of Design and Construction is managing the construction of the new building for Queens Library, and the project is being funded through capital investments from Borough President Katz ($21.25 million) Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYC Economic Development Corporation, ($19.4 million), Council Member Richards ($3.24 million) and Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato. The new building has a construction budget of $33.6 million and is scheduled to be completed by mid-2021. At 18,000 square feet, the new building will be twice the size of the original library at 1637 Central Avenue.
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