纽约州投资500万美元支持布法罗城市联盟建新总部：Jefferson Avenue综合园区集办公、就业与住房服务于一体
纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔（Kathy Hochul）10月30日宣布，州政府将投资500万美元，支持布法罗城市联盟（Buffalo Urban League）在纽约州伊利县布法罗市东区 Jefferson Avenue 商业走廊建设一座创新型综合园区，作为该机构的新总部。园区选址为 Jefferson Avenue 1137号，距离2022年5月14日 Tops 超市枪击案事发地仅数个街区。
新总部将把办公空间、劳动力发展服务、住房咨询、艺术与文化项目以及待售住宅公寓集中在一处，扩大城市联盟各项计划与服务的覆盖面，并带动 Jefferson Avenue 沿线的再投资与振兴。这笔500万美元拨款将由帝国州发展公司（Empire State Development）管理。项目资金还包括慈善家 MacKenzie Scott 捐赠的600万美元、由纽约州宿舍管理局（DASNY）管理的100万美元州拨款，以及伊利县、布法罗市与 Fidelis 及其母公司 Centene 提供的资金。园区设计由全国知名的 Alligood Song Architecture 与布法罗本地的 Carmina Wood 共同承担。
霍楚尔表示，城市联盟是纽约平等与正义的坚定捍卫者，布法罗正处在该州民权故事的核心；Tops 市场悲剧之后，新总部将成为韧性的有力象征，500万美元的州投资将打造一个集住房、就业与社区资源于一体的活力枢纽。布法罗城市联盟总裁兼首席执行官 Thomas Beauford, Jr. 表示，这项投资投向的是人、社区与机会，把关键服务、住房与文化资源集中在一处动态场所，将加强联盟连接布法罗居民与发展工具的能力。
帝国州发展公司总裁兼首席执行官 Hope Knight 表示，该项目把关键资源直接注入布法罗东区核心地带，既扩大城市联盟基本服务的可及性，也为未来的就业增长与商业振兴提供催化剂。DASNY 总裁兼首席执行官 Robert J. Rodriguez 表示，新总部将拓宽基本服务的覆盖、强化 Jefferson Avenue 走廊，并为布法罗东区创造新的经济增长机会。
布法罗城市联盟成立已逾百年，长期为当地居民提供经济、教育与住房方面的机会。州长办公室表示，此次投资是纽约州对公平与社区振兴承诺的一部分。
New York Invests $5 Million in New Buffalo Urban League Headquarters: Mixed-Use Campus on Jefferson Avenue
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on October 30 that the state will invest $5 million to support the Buffalo Urban League's plan to develop an innovative mixed-use campus along the Jefferson Avenue Commercial Corridor on Buffalo's East Side, in Erie County, New York, as the organization's new headquarters. The project site at 1137 Jefferson Avenue sits just blocks from the site of the May 14, 2022, Tops Supermarket shooting.
The new headquarters will bring together office space, workforce development services, housing counseling, arts and cultural programming and for-sale residential condominiums in one location, expanding access to the Urban League's programs and serving as a catalyst for renewed investment and revitalization along Jefferson Avenue. The $5 million grant will be administered by Empire State Development. Project funding also includes a $6 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, a $1 million state grant administered by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), and additional funding from Erie County, the City of Buffalo and Fidelis and its parent Centene Corp. The project is being designed by Alligood Song Architecture in partnership with Buffalo-based Carmina Wood.
"The Urban League is a fierce defender of the equality and justice that define New York, and Buffalo stands at the very heart of our state's civil rights story," Governor Hochul said. "Our $5 million state investment will create a vibrant hub for housing, jobs and vital community resources." Buffalo Urban League President and CEO Thomas Beauford, Jr. said the project is an investment in people, neighborhoods and opportunity, and that bringing critical services, housing and cultural resources together in one dynamic location will strengthen the League's ability to connect Buffalo residents with the tools they need to thrive.
Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Hope Knight said the project injects vital resources directly into the heart of Buffalo's East Side and will act as a catalyst for future job growth and commercial revitalization. DASNY President and CEO Robert J. Rodriguez said the new headquarters will expand access to essential services, strengthen the Jefferson Avenue corridor and create new opportunities for economic growth on Buffalo's East Side.
The Buffalo Urban League has served the community for more than a century, providing economic, educational and housing opportunities. The governor's office said the investment reaffirms New York's commitment to equity and community revitalization.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：布法罗市政厅（资料图）。CC BY-SA 3.0，Elgaard摄，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Buffalo City Hall (file photo). CC BY-SA 3.0, by Elgaard, via Wikimedia Commons.
GSM Global · 本篇英文版 English edition of this story
