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Gov. Hochul awards East Williamsburg $20 million to revitalize its downtown

Governor Hochul gave East Williamsburg $20 million in state funds to revitalize its downtown, doubling the usual DRI award by combining with NY Forward.

Gov. Hochul awards East Williamsburg $20 million to revitalize its downtown

Governor Hochul gave East Williamsburg $20 million in state funds to revitalize its downtown, doubling the usual DRI award by combining with NY Forward.

East Williamsburg is getting $20 million from the state to remake its downtown, after Governor Kathy Hochul handed a Downtown Revitalization Initiative check to the neighborhood’s two business improvement districts in early June. The award was first reported by North Brooklyn Community News, whose journalist Lori Ann Doyon photographed the presentation.

Here is why the number is bigger than usual. The Downtown Revitalization Initiative normally hands winning communities $10 million each. New York State set aside $100 million for 2026, split…

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