STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Councilmember Kamillah Hanks announced this week that funding has been secured for the long-awaited dredging of Allison Pond Park in Randall Manor, a project aimed at improving flood protection and restoring the park’s ecosystem.

Hanks, a Democrat representing the North Shore, secured $1.31 million for the project, with Councilmember David Carr, a Republican representing the Mid-Island, contributing an additional $250,000, bringing the total to $1.5 million.

The project is the first dredging effort at Allison Pond Park since 2003 and is intended to reduce chronic flooding while restoring the pond’s ecological function.

“Allison Pond Park is the lynchpin of the North Shore Blue Belt, channeling stormwater to the Kill Van Kull,” said Hanks. “This project is about thi

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