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Massive Street Cleaning Project Coming to Corona and Jackson Heights

By Katie Honan | July 16, 2014 8:27am
 The cleanup efforts also include funding for neighborhood plazas in Corona and Jackson Heights
The cleanup efforts also include funding for neighborhood plazas in Corona and Jackson Heights
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JACKSON HEIGHTS — Neighborhood streets are about to get a boost after more than $120,000 was allocated for street cleaning, Saturday trash pickups and beautification programs.

City Councilman Danny Dromm gave $60,000 to the Doe Fund for street cleaning and $15,000 to The Horticultural Society of New York to beautify Diversity and 78th Street plazas, records show.

And Council districts throughout the city were allotted thousands through the NYC Cleanup program, which gave $3.5 million to fund things like street sweeping, litter pick up, and graffiti removal.

Dromm will be giving his approximately $68,000 share of the council money to the Doe Fund as well to clean up Roosevelt Avenue, from 69th to 81st streets, Broadway from 72nd to 77th streets and midday cleaning on 73rd, 74th and 75th streets.

"It's so heavily trafficked and so densely populated that it makes it hard to keep up with it," Dromm said. "We're always trying to tackle the problem."

Dromm also set aside $17,000 in his member items to fund Saturday trash removal on 37th and Roosevelt avenues in Jackson Heights, according to city records.

"Cleanliness in the neighborhood is one of my top priorities," he said. "It's a constant battle for many different reasons and it's one that we've always tried to tackle."

It’s the second year in a row that Dromm included the Saturday pick-up in the budget, which was approved last month. The trash collection will be held on 29 Saturdays throughout the year, mostly during the summer, Dromm said.

In addition, he gave thousands to the Jackson Heights Beautification Group, which helps maintain trees and organizes clean-ups throughout the neighborhood.

Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras, meanwhile, gave $5,500 to The Horticultural Society to maintain community plazas, including Corona Plaza.

She also gave $3,500 to the Jackson Heights Green Alliance to support programming at the 78th Street Play Street. 

For more details on city council spending, visit our interactive guide.