Coney Island school gets more than $16M for Sandy-related repairs
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U.S. Sens. Chuck E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday announced $16.2 million in federal funding to the New York City School Construction Authority for permanent work of P.S. 90 Edna Cohen School of Coney Island, as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
Flooding from storm surge caused severe damage to the public school. Federal funding is being obligated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance program.
“There is no better federal investment than one that helps educate students in a safe and learning-friendly environment,” Schumer said.
Jeffries, thanking the senators, noted that the school’s “infrastructure was decimated, classrooms were flooded and children were left with no place to learn.”