Communities Near Tappan Zee Bridge Could Get State Funds To Improve Waterfront
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- The state will pay villages and towns near the Tappan Zee Bridge for projects to improve the waterfront.
Nine municipalities could get a slice of $1.5 million to enhance the environmental and recreational quality of Hudson River communities, WCBS 880's Sean Adams reported.
"Communities along the Hudson should see these grants as an opportunity to make their waterfronts more vibrant recreationally and better natural habitat as well," Riverkeeper Paul Gallay said.
Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson secured a pledge for the funds when they approved for the new bridge in 2013.
"The state is looking to do what it can for the communities that are impacted by this construction," Gallay said.
The state also has to replace 13-acres of oyster beds disturbed during construction of the new bridge and addressing 200-acres of invasive phragmites in the Piermont Marsh.
The deadline to apply for funds is Dec. 11.