Gov. Cuomo to Restore 'Historic' Brooklyn Park, Port, Cemeteries Damaged by Hurricane Sandy

Three years after Hurricane Sandy ravaged Brooklyn, the governor is coming through for the borough.

As part of a $6.2 million project to repair 16 ”historically significant properties” in New York that are still showing damage from the storm, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has promised to pump $2.6 million into a park, a port and two cemeteries in Brooklyn.

At the Evergreens Cemetery in Bushwick, whose statues and gravestones were ravaged by Sandy, the state says it will “remove debris from toppled trees, complete landscape restoration and repair monuments and gravestones.” The price tag: $1.3 million.

At the Greenwood Cemetery near Windsor Terrace, the state promises to restore the Breithaupt Mausoleum, replant 50 large trees and purchase a stump grinder and brush chipper. The price tage: $565,475.

In the Red Hook port, the state says it will rehabilitate Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79, an old barge turned waterfront museum that barely survived Sandy. ”Work will include to repair the planking, raise the height of the protective sheathing on both the bow and stern to better protect the boat, re-caulk all hull planking above the waterline, replace deteriorated wooden rubbing timbers, repair deteriorated walkways and apply waterproofing,” says the governor’s office in a statement. The price tag: $269, 274.

And finally, at Lookout Hill in Prospect Park, the state says it plans to remove leftover debris from the forest of approximately 500 trees ravaged by the hurricane. Efforts will include ”removing all fallen material and stabilizing the slope to buffer against future storms and foot traffic.” The price tag: $488,228.

“With this funding, we are helping our communities rebuild these New York State treasures back stronger and more resilient than before,” the governor says in a statement.

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