Brooklyn, NY – New York City Council Member Simcha Felder (D-Boro Park, Midwood, Bensonhurst) was joined by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Council Member Vincent Gentile and others to break ground for the construction of a new Kensington branch library to be located at 4207 18th Avenue. The 18,500 square foot, 2-story facility will be handicapped accessible and feature self-check machines, external book drops and First Give Year, teen and adult spaces.
“I am ecstatic to see work begin on a magnificent and much needed addition to our neighborhood,” said Felder. “It is impossible to overstate the value of a library, particularly one as well designed as this, to a community. I cannot wait for these doors to open so children and adults can enjoy this library for years to come.”
The $13.56 million project was made possible by Mayor Bloomberg, Councilman Simcha Felder and Borough President Marty Markowitz. The state-of-the-art structure will include public computers for children and adults as well as public meeting spaces and wireless internet access throughout the building. The design allows for a substantial amount of natural light throughout the building. The new library will replace the current leased facility at 410 Ditmas Avenue. Construction of the new facility is projected to take two years to complete.
“These librarians deserve all of our gratitude for their tremendous work with such limited resources.”
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waste of our money, there is already one aound the corner on ditmas
“The $13.56 million project was made possible by Mayor Bloomberg, Councilman Simcha Felder and Borough President Marty Markowitz”
Don’t you just love politics. This library was made possible by the residents of NYC. It may have been suggested by those above individuals, but WE THE PEOPLE paid for it, not WE THE POLITICIANS.
thecommissioner: I couldn’t have put it better myself. Right on the money!!
It sounds like a huge amount of money for what is not really that large a building!! But libraries are an essential part of our education system.
‘,ust_hock, if you were actualy read the whole article instaed of just reading the headline and looking at the picture, you wouldn’t have made that statement. It clearly states that the current building on Ditmas is Leased, and that the new building will replace it. So there will NOT be two libraries around the corner from each other. And furthermore, the current building is not Handicapped Accessable, which is a very big deal for a public facility like a library. The children’s books are on the second floor, and the restrooms are in the basement, but there is no elevator. It is likely that some of the elderely also cannot use that library.
So it maybe a waste of money – if a cheaper option is available. But not because there is already one on Ditmas Avenue.