State Funding For West Nyack Sidewalk, Streetscape Improvements

WEST NYACK, NY — A project to improve conditions for pedestrians in the center of West Nyack will be supported by recent state grants to Clarkstown.

The town will receive grants totaling $510,000, and $180,000 is earmarked for sidewalk installation and streetscape improvements in the hamlet center of West Nyack, Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick announced.

The grant funds will also be used to upgrade basketball and pickleball courts at Germonds Park, and purchase a new sidewalk snowplow for the town.

"These grants will help us clear sidewalks more quickly after winter storms, as well as substantially improve pedestrian conditions in West Nyack," said town Supervisor George Hoehmann. "Germonds Park is an active outdoor space for our community, and the upgrades to the basketball and pickleball courts will be enjoyed by Clarkstown residents of all ages."

The grants come through the State and Municipal Grants Program.

“Working directly with local communities to identify projects that are eligible for grants is one important way that I am able to deliver state money to my district and help alleviate some of the burden on local taxpayers,” Reichlin-Melnick said in the announcement.

This is the breakdown:

• $180,000 for sidewalk installation and streetscape improvements in the hamlet center of West Nyack
• $175,000 for purchase of sidewalk snowplow
• $155,000 for renovation of Germonds Park basketball courts as well as the construction of a pickleball court