Griffo: Communities in 53rd Senate District to receive Restore New York funding

City of Rome – $3.5 million - Special Project: This project will repair, rehabilitate, and modernize two tornado-damaged vacant properties at 220 South Madison St. and 522 Henry St. The EF-2 tornado that swept through region on July 16, 2024, extensively damaged the 180,000 square-foot facility, collapsing portions of the roof, shattering windows, blowing out entire exterior walls, and damaging critical electrical infrastructure. One building will be developed for mixed use with first floor commercial and event space, and the other will become the largest available industrial space in the Utica-Rome metropolitan statistical area.

Village of Boonville – $1 million: The Boone Building at 133, 135, and 139 Main St. suffered a devastating fire in 2020, hollowing out the core of the village's downtown. Reconstruction is planned that will create three first-floor commercial spaces to house a sporting goods store, artisanal meat market, and jewelry store/boutique gift shop. The two upper floors will be ten residential one- and two-bedroom units.

City of Oneida – $1 million: This project involves the partial demolition and rehabilitation of two vacant and severely dilapidated structures at 136 and 138 Madison St. The buildings will retain their historic character, with each accessible to the other via a common elevator and stairwell, and new spaces added on the upper floors. Parking will be constructed to service the project. The redevelopment will include 15 live/work units and is across the street from a previous Restore New York project at 155 Madison Street.