Millions Coming To Washington Heights And Inwood From City Budget

NORTHERN MANHATTAN, NY — The record-high $99 billion New York City budget passed by the City Council last week includes millions of dollars flowing to Washington Heights and Inwood.

Billed as a "recovery budget" by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson, the spending package for the 2022 fiscal year — which starts Oct. 1 of this year — was bolstered by billions of dollars in federal stimulus funds.

The budget includes smaller neighborhood funding allocated by Inwood and Washington Height's two council members, Ydanis Rodriguez and Mark Levine.

Since Rodriguez presides over a much larger section of Washington Heights than Levine does, and the entirety of Inwood — Patch took a look specifically at the neighborhood funds allocated by the longtime District 10 representative.

Additionally, Patch did not include the funding going to Marble Hill projects in the Bronx, which is the third neighborhood part of District 10.

Here is the most significant Northern Manhattan funding sponsored by Rodriguez in the new city budget:

Northern Manhattan Schools

• P.S./I.S. 87 Hudson Cliffs: $364,000
• I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers: $500,000
• Muscota New School: $50,000
• Professor Juan Bosch: $75,000
• P.S. Ellen Lurie School: $100,000
• Paula Hedbavny School: $85,000
• High School for Law and Public Service: $100,000
• Amistad Dual Langague School: $175,000
• P.S. 98: $85,000
• Dos Puentes Elementary, P.S. 103: $90,000
• Dos Puentes Elemtary, P.S. 103 AND P.S. 132: $175,000
• Michael J. Buczek School: $75,000
• Harbor Heights Middle School: $50,000
• WHEELS School: $100,000
• Inwood Academy For Leadership Charter School: $90,000
• High School for Media & Communication: $150,000

Colleges

• CUNY In The Heights: $500,000
• CUNY In The Heights (+Manhattan Delegation): $1,000,000
• Yeshiva Univeristy Plaza: $1,000,000
• Yeshiva University Plaza (+Manhattan Delegation): $500,000

NYCHA Developments

• Dyckman Houses Development: $500,000

Businesses and Organizations

• Association of Dominican Classical Artists Inc. - The Washington Heights Community Conservatory of Fine Arts: $25,000
• Community Leauge of The Heights - Technology and Workforce Center: $100,000
• La Asociacion Americana de Estudios Culturales Universales: $100,000
• Dominican Women's Development Center (Levine was also a sponsor on this funding): $200,000
• Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (Levine was also a sponsor on this funding): $75,000
• Bameso USA: $100,000
• Joe Uptown: $1,000,000

Other Funding Projects:

• NYPL Washington Heights: $913,000
• Fort Washington DPR West 186th Street Basketball Court: $710,000
• Row New York Sherman Creek Community Dock: $340,000
• Inwood Hill Park Baseball Field: $2,500,000
• The Armory Foundation: $1,000,000
• Riseboro Community Partnership Inc. Affordable Housing: $500,000

Another eye-catching allocation of funding is the $10,000,000 going to the Gregorio Luperon High School for Math and Science at 501 West 165th Street. The amount of money is classified under "Mayor's Funding," which is by far the most amount of funds any Northern Manhattan school is getting.

Patch reporter Nick Garber contributed to this report.