A statue of legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson and other public upgrades will be funded by a $4.5 million state grant in Hudson Square. Governor Kathy Hochul announced funding aimed at revitalizing the 33-block neighborhood, which is primarily commercial. The projects include creating the Jackie Robinson Museum's statue to honor Robinson's barrier-breaking legacy, transforming an underused lot into Hudson-Houston Plaza, and several interactive installations to enrich the community. Completion dates for these initiatives remain unannounced, but it's part of efforts to make neighborhoods more vibrant in New York City.
The funding will support six projects aimed at revitalizing the roughly 33-block neighborhood at the entrance to the Holland Tunnel.
These projects will make our neighborhoods stronger and more vibrant, opening up doors of opportunity and ingenuity for the New Yorkers that call them home.
The Jackie Robinson Museum will soon have an 8-foot-tall bronze statue of Robinson, honoring the legacy of the first major league baseball player to break the color barrier.
Another major upgrade is the creation of Hudson-Houston Plaza, a new green public space at the corner of West Houston and Hudson Streets.
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