Yeshiva University has secured a $1 million federal grant to renovate Weissberg Commons, a central gathering place on its Wilf Campus in the Washington Heights section of New York City.
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The grant is part of the $1.5 trillion US government spending bill signed into law in March.
As part of that bill, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) secured $314.1 million for key community development projects in New York, working closely with Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who secured an $11.5 million Community Funding Project for the city's District 13.
The funding project is a historic omnibus appropriations agreement that responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in Washington Heights, Inwood, Harlem, East Harlem and the Bronx.
Money will be used for structural improvements in the multipurpose event space in Belfer Hall, including upgrading acoustics and lighting, and modernizing audiovisual equipment.
