纽约州拨款600万美元支持 Buffalo 新建 Millrace Park：Larkinville 公园预计2028年秋季开放
位于纽约州 Erie County 的 Buffalo 市将新建一座社区公园。纽约州州长凯西·霍楚（Kathy Hochul）10月21日宣布，州政府拨款600万美元，用于在 Buffalo 的 Larkinville 社区新建 Millrace Park 公园，拨款由纽约州宿舍管理局（DASNY）负责管理。新公园选址在 822 Seneca Street，由 Seneca Street、Lord Street 与 Seymour Street 围合，紧邻 Buffalo 下东区，建成后向公众开放，预计2028年秋季开放。
公园将由非营利机构 Millrace Park Inc 拥有并运营，规划设施包括儿童游乐场、迷你高尔夫、系球、滚球、网球场、洗手间、草坪休息区、遮阳棚与座椅等。项目总成本约800万美元，除州拨款外，Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation 出资100万美元，Zemsky 家族基金会出资100万美元（含捐赠土地），National Grid 出资25万美元，Buffalo 市政府支持周边人行道与路缘建设。
霍楚表示：“投资像 Millrace Park 这样富有创意的公共空间，同时鼓励私营部门投资周边物业，是公私合作的最佳范例。”DASNY 总裁兼首席执行官 Robert J. Rodriguez 表示，州政府拨款既能支持社区复兴，又能吸引更多私人投资，为 Buffalo 的 Larkin 区带来一处居民与游客可长久享用的聚会场所。州长办公室称，该公园预计将带动周边住宅、零售、餐饮与酒店业发展。
New York State Awards $6 Million to Support Millrace Park in Buffalo's Larkinville Neighborhood
Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Oct. 21 a $6 million State grant to support construction of Millrace Park, a new public park in Buffalo's Larkinville neighborhood, immediately adjacent to the city's lower east side. The grant will be administered by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY). The park, at 822 Seneca Street, bordered by Seneca, Lord and Seymour Streets, is slated to open by fall 2028.
Millrace Park will be owned and operated by the not-for-profit Millrace Park Inc, with amenities including a playground, mini-golf, tetherball, bocce, a tennis court, restrooms, a passive lawn, shade structures and seating. The project costs about $8 million in total, with $1 million from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, $1 million from the Zemsky Family Foundation including the land donation, $250,000 from National Grid, and City of Buffalo support for surrounding sidewalks and curbs.
“Investing in such a creative public space like Millrace Park while encouraging private-sector investment in nearby properties is the best of both worlds,” Governor Hochul said. DASNY President and CEO Robert J. Rodriguez said State funding can support neighborhood revitalization while encouraging additional private investment, bringing a new gathering place to Buffalo's Larkin District.
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图片来源：图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，Buffalo 的 Seneca Street 与 Larkin Square，作者 Andre Carrotflower，CC BY-SA 4.0 / Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Seneca Street at Larkin Square, Buffalo, by Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
