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Queens Public Library details $700 million capital portfolio; communities press for clearer timelines and swing spaces
Summary
Queens Public Library officials told the Queens Borough Board the system has 41 active capital projects worth about $700 million and outlined projected milestones for Richmond Hill, Lefrak City, Jackson Heights and others; community board members pressed for written timelines, swing-space funding and clearer construction schedules.
Queens Public Library officials presented an overview of the system's capital program and service metrics and answered community board questions about long-delayed projects and swing-space funding.
Dennis Walcott, speaking for Queens Public Library, said the system encompasses roughly 66 locations across the borough and highlighted recent service expansions, including additional Sunday hours and new mobile libraries. "We have roughly 66 locations throughout the borough," he said, summing up the scale of operations.
John Katamaris, vice president of capital projects management, gave the capital-portfolio numbers: "We have 41 active projects in the capital portfolio" spread across pre-design, design and construction phases and a total dollar value of about $700,000,000. "$700,000,000 — that's a sobering number," Katamaris said, describing the portfolio as roughly 450,000 square feet…
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