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Yonkers moves a $680,000 budget transfer to secure deposit on former Lincoln Park Jewish Center for proposed library

5807870 · September 16, 2025
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Yonkers — The Budget & Finance Committee on Sept. 16 moved to the full City Council a budget transfer to provide a 10% deposit ($680,000) to secure the purchase of 347 Central Park Avenue for conversion to a library.

Yonkers — The Budget & Finance Committee on Sept. 16 moved to the full City Council a special ordinance and budget transfer to provide a 10% deposit to secure the purchase of 347 Central Park Avenue, the building described by staff as the Lincoln Park Jewish Center, for conversion to a library.

Commissioner John Lazewski said the city has included a $10 million appropriation in the capital budget for the project: $6.8 million for acquisition and the remainder for renovation and restoration. He said the city needs to transfer $680,000 — 10% of the $6.8 million purchase price — for the down…

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