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Projects in New York

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects the mayors of this state submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not. For a more local view, you can drill down to projects in a particular city. Just choose a city from the following list.

The total of cost of all the projects submitted by New York is $1,272,563,174

View a specific city in New York: Albany • Binghamton • Brighton • Buffalo • Freeport • Hempstead • Jamestown • New Rochelle • Rochester • Schenectady • White Plains

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
State Street Rehabilitation Albany NY 29 $2,500,000 Streets/Roads -61
Delaware Avenue Sewer Replacement and Relining Albany NY 18 $1,075,000 Water 14
Loudonville Reservoir LT2ESWTR Albany NY 14 $950,000 Water -7
Melrose Area Stormwater Recharge Basins Albany NY 27 $730,000 Water 18
Hansen Avenue Storm Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $200,000 Water 28
Kent Street Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $160,000 Water -2
Academy Area Storm Sewer Extension Albany NY 9 $150,000 Water 24
Ryckman Avenue Storm Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $130,000 Water 27
Rose Court/Dartmouth Detention Basins Albany NY 9 $125,000 Water 11
Tampa Avenue Storm Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $120,000 Water -2
West Lawrence Stormwater Storage Albany NY 8 $115,000 Water 14
Allen Street Sewer Slip Lining Project Albany NY 9 $90,000 Water 1
Prospect Street Storm Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $60,000 Water 3
Regulator Rehabilitation Project Albany NY 3 $30,000 Water 0
Woodville Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $27,000 Water -3
Strategic Neighborhood Redevelopment Projects - acquisition, demolition, rehabilitation, and infill development in districts that are presently blighted with vacant and underutilized structures. Albany NY 100 $20,000,000 CDBG -184
Harriman Campus - 21st Century Redevelopment Sector- site acquisition, infrastructure upgrade and site development. Albany NY 75 $19,000,000 CDBG -69
Downtown Residential Construction & Adaptive Re-use Program - Program funding would enable construction of new or rehabilitation of older, underutilized buildings for conversion to downtown quality housing. Downtown has 800,000 square feet of vacant or un Albany NY 50 $5,000,000 CDBG 16
Hoffman Park - Transformation of existing parkland into state of the art athletic facilities for collegiate and public use, including: baseball, softball, and soccer fields. Albany NY 35 $5,000,000 CDBG -95
Corning Preserve Phase 2 -Amphitheater and Festival Space - The completion of this project will provide a significantly expanded preserve that provides extensive community and recreational space that enhances the environmental quality of the Hudson River Albany NY 40 $4,500,000 CDBG -70
Vacant Building Targeted Stabilization Program - This program will target one third of the vacant and abandoned properties in the City of Albany (300 buildings), with the intent of acquiring the property where necessary or designating a receiver to addre Albany NY 25 $4,000,000 CDBG 7
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District Facade Program - Program would continue funding for successful initiative that provides matching funds to support small scale locally owned neighborhood businesses throughout the City's commercial corridors. Albany NY 25 $3,000,000 CDBG -10
St. Joseph's Academy Artist's Loft Conversion - conversion of an existing vacant school into artists' loft housing and community space. The school is located in an distressed neighborhood that is currently undergoing reinvestment. Albany NY 22 $2,000,000 CDBG 122
Municipal Buidings Alternative Energy Retrofits - Program will install alternative energy retorifits to existing municipal buildings Albany NY 20 $2,000,000 Energy -4
Vacant Building Green Rehab Grant Program - Program will provide grants to owners who purchase vacant buildings in targeted areas and rehab them to green building standards. Buildings mus be owner-occupied for a set period of time. Albany NY 20 $1,500,000 Energy 5
Municipal Fleet Diesel Retrofits & Upgrade Albany NY 10 $750,000 Energy -13
Wireless access to underserved populations initiative- the city has partnered with a local wireless internet provider to install access points into areas of the city in which the populous has a diminished ability to gain access to internet services for em Albany NY 0 $1,000,000 Public Safety -60
Violent Crime Suppression Initiative - APD received a $330,000.00 Byrne grant, which provided wireless access points and in-car cameras for use in areas targeted for high incidence of firearm related crime. The grant also funded special details of office Albany NY 0 $300,000 Public Safety -6
Public Safety Interoperable Data Communications - APD received a $3.5m COPS Technology grant to provide law enforcement agencies in Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady counties with integrated Records Management Systems. The project is under way, and add Albany NY 0 $250,000 Public Safety -1
Port of Albany wharf replacement and stabilization and rail expansion project - Funding to completely renovate the dock and wharf at the Albany Port District Commission would enable the facility to continue to be a maritime hub for the Northeastern portio Albany NY 15 $8,800,000 Transit 17
Robinson Street (Chenango to Fairview) - 4" Mill and Pave with new curb and sidewalk improvements. Binghamton NY 24 $1,273,670 Streets/Roads -11
Main Street rehab- 4" mill and pave with sidewalk and curb replacement as needed. Binghamton NY 20 $1,155,920 Streets/Roads -10
Park Ave (vestal to Morgan) 4" mill and pave plus sidewalk and curb replacement as needed. Binghamton NY 16 $662,688 Streets/Roads 0
Glenwood Avenue (Main to Prospect) - 4" Mill and Pave, with new curb and sidewalk. Binghamton NY 22 $533,650 Streets/Roads 2
South Washington Street Bridge Painting - Rehabilitate and Restore a Historic Steel Truss Bridge. This is a highly used Pedestrian Bridge. Binghamton NY 16 $525,000 Streets/Roads -20
Henry Street (Brandywine to Water) 4" mill and pave plus new curb and sidewalk as needed and trees where appropriate. Binghamton NY 16 $453,884 Streets/Roads -5
Prospect Street (Front to City Line) 4" mill and pave. Binghamton NY 14 $415,341 Streets/Roads -3
High Mast Street Lighting - to improve safety through increased road visibillity and poles being placed further from the driving lanes where poles are often hit. Maintenance is also performed safer and less frequently. Improvement of energy efficiency is Binghamton NY 8 $360,000 Streets/Roads 2
State Street (Hawley to Lewis) 4" mill and pave, curb and sidewalk replacement as needed. Binghamton NY 14 $359,691 Streets/Roads -3
Mary Street ( Morgan to James) 4" mill and pave, new catch basins, new curb and sidewalk as needed. Binghamton NY 14 $320,000 Streets/Roads -7
Frederick Street (Chenango to Brandywine) 4" mill and pave plus curb and sidewalk replacement as needed. Binghamton NY 12 $250,310 Streets/Roads -3
Hawley Street (State to Court) 4" Mill and Pave, with new curb and sidewalks. Will improve a highly visible block in the Downtown Shopping District. Binghamton NY 23 $224,923 Streets/Roads -3
Oak Street (Main to Leroy) 4" mill and pave plus additional catchbasins. Binghamton NY 12 $162,364 Streets/Roads -6
Eldredge Street (Water to Chenango) 4" mill and pave. Binghamton NY 10 $111,552 Streets/Roads -5
South Washington Street (Corbett to Morgan) 4" mill and pave. Binghamton NY 10 $107,819 Streets/Roads -6
Mill Street (Vestal to Conklin) 4" mill and pave. Binghamton NY 8 $63,044 Streets/Roads -6
Small Water Meter replacement "City wide" 14,300 meters will be replaced by new electronic radioread meters. Water conservation will be greatly improved. Binghamton NY 32 $3,932,500 Water -15
Annual Sewer replacement and upgrade. Binghamton NY 26 $2,000,000 Water -4
Annual Water Main replacement and upgrade. Binghamton NY 24 $1,500,000 Water -3
Laurel Ave Stormwater Pump Station extension - this project will extend an ongoing Combined Sewer seperation project for several blocks. Binghamton NY 22 $1,250,000 Water -4
West Side Separation Project (Laurel, Lathrop, Mallard) - Separating combined sewers into sanitary and storm sewer systems. Binghamton NY 16 $688,750 Water -3
Park Channel Floor replacement- The concrete channel was built by the ACOE as a flood control project which acts as a conduit to guide storm water through a densely populated area to the river. During the annual inspection this year the ACOE has determine Binghamton NY 14 $520,000 Water 2
Park Avenue Sanitary Sewer - Sewer separation of existing combined sewer system. Binghamton NY 22 $475,000 Water 0
Large Water Meter replacement and pit upgrades with the addition of Telemetry - The operations become greener. New Back-flow preventors - will improve the Water quality. Binghamton NY 8 $360,000 Water -3
McDonald Avenue Pump Station - Pump station improvements to increase capacity and improve performance, which will support local urban redevelopment in a mixed use neighborhood. Binghamton NY 26 $321,500 Water -6
Rock Bottom Flood Wall - Provide improvements and rehabilitation of an existing structure, integral to the flood water control system. Provide additional capacity for local stormwater management system. Binghamton NY 20 $225,000 Water 1
Rush/Zane Road Storm Sewer - Provide new storm sewer system to control localized flooding caused by stormwater. Binghamton NY 14 $130,000 Water 0
City Hall Elevators renovation. The Elevators are 37 years old and have not been upgraded to be ADA compliant or energy efficient. Binghamton NY 8 $650,000 CDBG -18
Sidewalk and Curb replacement in blighted neighborhoods. Binghamton NY 6 $225,000 CDBG -12
Lloyd Greenman Senior Center- Renovation including new energy efficient HVAC System. Binghamton NY 6 $195,000 CDBG -12
Columbus Park renovation- Upgrades to Bathhouse to make ADA compliant and building improvements including plumbing and electrical upgrades-new fence and bleachers for Little League Field. Fountain re-hab. Binghamton NY 11 $185,000 CDBG -18
Sherri-Lindsey Park Pool House renovation - to install a HotWater System for Showers - bring building into ADA compliance- put a roof on the building Binghamton NY 12 $170,000 CDBG -20
First Ward Senior Center - Renovation - including new energy efficient HVAC System. Binghamton NY 5 $170,000 CDBG -11
City Hall HVAC improvements, including a new energy effficient cooling tower, pumps, and controls. Binghamton NY 5 $120,000 CDBG -14
City Hall - Plumbing improvements including ADA compliance projects. Binghamton NY 4 $110,000 CDBG -17
Senator Keating Boulevard Brighton NY 40 $3,600,000 Streets/Roads -44
Cars on Main Street – 100 to 500 blocks Buffalo NY 4000 $100,000,000 Streets/Roads -343
Southdown's Connector-Phase I Buffalo NY 1560 $52,000,000 Streets/Roads 11
Tifft Street connector Buffalo NY 1050 $35,000,000 Streets/Roads -14
Rt 5; Rt 198 to Hertel Ave. - (Main St.) improvements Buffalo NY 675 $22,619,000 Streets/Roads 5
Bailey Avenue Bridge Replacement Buffalo NY 500 $16,000,000 Streets/Roads -5
Cars on Main Street, 600 block Buffalo NY 300 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads -49
Kenmore Ave.; Starin Ave - Rt 5 (Main Street) improvements Buffalo NY 300 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads -5
Babcock St./Norfolk Southern Bridge replacement Buffalo NY 212 $8,000,000 Streets/Roads 3
BNMC phase 3; Allen Street extension Buffalo NY 225 $7,504,000 Streets/Roads 2
City-wide street improvements: mill, overlay, and sidewalks Buffalo NY 180 $6,000,000 Streets/Roads 5
Various signal replacement; Ferry St. & Delavan Ave. Buffalo NY 150 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads -18
Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park - Phase 4 Rd. Buffalo NY 150 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads -2
BNMC Phase II streetscape improvements Buffalo NY 120 $4,010,000 Streets/Roads -20
Seneca/Hopkins/ McKinley/S. Park Ave. improvements Buffalo NY 120 $4,000,000 Streets/Roads 6
Fillmore Ave. resurfacing and streetscape Buffalo NY 120 $4,000,000 Streets/Roads 0
W Ferry St/Black Rock Canal (bridge rehab) Buffalo NY 120 $3,999,000 Streets/Roads 3
Erie Canal Harbor streets - Phase II Buffalo NY 105 $3,598,000 Streets/Roads 8
South Park improvements, streetscape & paving Bailey Ave. to city line Buffalo NY 90 $3,000,000 Streets/Roads 2
BNMC, Phase - I Ellicott St. Streetscape improvement Buffalo NY 72 $2,400,000 Streets/Roads -16
Porter Ave. streetscape – Phase II Buffalo NY 72 $2,400,000 Streets/Roads -9
Main Street 700 block improvements Buffalo NY 64 $2,167,000 Streets/Roads -2
Fargo St. repair and streetscape Buffalo NY 60 $2,001,000 Streets/Roads -12
Michigan Ave. corridor improvements Buffalo NY 60 $2,001,000 Streets/Roads 16
Tifft Street bridge and streetscape improvements Buffalo NY 60 $2,000,000 Streets/Roads 7
Niagara St. gateway project Buffalo NY 60 $2,000,000 Streets/Roads -5
Humboldt park streetscape Buffalo NY 60 $2,000,000 Streets/Roads 9
City wide sidewalk replacement Buffalo NY 60 $2,000,000 Streets/Roads 12
Pearl Street conversion to two way traffic Buffalo NY 60 $2,000,000 Streets/Roads -11
Larkin District streetscape and mill Buffalo NY 45 $1,500,000 Streets/Roads 7
Buffalo River greenway, multi-purpose trail Buffalo NY 45 $1,500,000 Streets/Roads -11
Exchange Street improvements Buffalo NY 45 $1,494,000 Streets/Roads -3
Hopkins Street bridge replacement Buffalo NY 30 $1,000,000 Streets/Roads 10
Erie Canal horbor streets - Phase III Buffalo NY 28 $933,000 Streets/Roads 10
Porter Ave. streetscape – Phase I Buffalo NY 28 $850,000 Streets/Roads -11
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