Halloran Secures Record Funding For Northeast Queens Community Groups
July 6, 2010
Council Member Dan Halloran celebrated his first City Council budgeting session by bringing home a record sum in discretionary funding for his Northeast Queens district.
Halloran delivered over $415,000 for the district – a whopping $57,000 more than the district received last year and the most it has received since records on the subject were first kept in 2007.
”These monies make a huge difference,” Halloran said. “In a recession, it’s harder than ever for nonprofits and community groups to keep making ends meet and keep serving our neighborhoods.”
Halloran provided well-deserved discretionary funds, also known as member items, to active community groups serving all corners and many needs in his diverse district. Many of the groups were receiving city funds for the first time, including the Chabad of Northeast Queens for its “Smile on Seniors” nursing home program and its youth program.
The Greater Whitestone Taxpayers Community Center, Inc. received $10,000 in city funds through Halloran’s office to operate a community center and provide recreational programs to Whitestone seniors, and another $12,500 for youth programming.
Halloran, an active Eagle Scout, also secured $7,500 for the Boy Scouts of America – Great New York Council, and another $5,000 for the Girl Scout Council of Great New York.
An alumnus of St. Andrew Avellino School, Halloran delivered funds for many local churches, including St. Kevin’s Senior Club, St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, and St. Mel’s Leisure Club a total of over $10,000 for various senior programs and youth recreational programs.
Other notable member items Halloran delivered include:
*$9,000 for Little League Baseball of College Point
*$3,400 for the Bay Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps to provide services to Bay Terrace
*$10,000 for the Bayside Historical Society
*$3,500 for the Bayside Village Business Improvement District
*$3,500 for Friends of Fort Totten Parks for youth programs
*$3,500 for Little Neck-Douglaston Community Ambulance Corps for supplies
“These deserving organizations work hard for Northeast Queens every day in our neighborhoods, churches, synagogues, classrooms and ball fields,” Halloran said. “I’m working hard for them in City Hall every day to get them the support and resources they need. I thank Speaker Quinn for helping me secure these much-needed funds and I look forward to seeing this money make a real difference for Northeast Queens.”
