Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Noah Burroughs Announce $4.1 Million for the Site of the Former Harry D. Daniels Elementary School

Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Noah Burroughs Announce $4.1 Million for the Site of the Former Harry D. Daniels Elementary School

Speaker Carl Heastie continued his statewide tour today with Assemblymember Noah Burroughs, visiting the former Harry D. Daniels Elementary School. They met with school and local officials to learn about the needs of the community and potential uses for the building that has been vacant since 2007. They announced $4.1 million over two years to aid in the demolition of the now closed property and development of recreational fields for community use.

"All across New York State, vacant and abandoned properties remain a barrier to growing and revitalizing our communities," said Speaker Heastie. "Investing in our neighborhoods remains a priority of the Assembly Majority, and I thank Assemblymember Burroughs for inviting me here today to see the transformative potential of sites like these."

"It was an honor to have Speaker Heastie join me here today to tour the vacant Harry D. Daniels Elementary School," said Assemblymember Burroughs. "This funding is the difference between allowing the school grounds to remain neglected, causing unnecessary risks to public health and safety, and finally creating a space in the heart of the District 18 community that will supercharge progress, grow our economy, and promote equity."

Speaker Heastie and Assemblymember Burroughs also visited the Rebound on the Road program at Nassau Community College's campus. Through the program, formerly incarcerated individuals and those recovering from substance abuse receive commercial driving training to find employment as truck drivers.