{"id":222460,"date":"2026-05-06T21:11:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/222460\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:11:37","slug":"press-release-hakeem-jeffries-and-nydia-velazquez-announce-1-85-million-federal-funding-for-brooklyns-broadway-corridor-reconstruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/222460\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: Hakeem Jeffries and Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez Announce $1.85 Million Federal Funding for Brooklyn’s Broadway Corridor Reconstruction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hakeem Jeffries and Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez announced $1.85 million in federal funding for rebuilding Brooklyn’s Broadway Corridor.<\/p>\n

Quiver AI Summary<\/p>\n

Federal funding announced for Broadway Corridor reconstruction: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez have secured $1.85 million in federal funding aimed at the reconstruction of Brooklyn’s Broadway Corridor. The funding will address safety and infrastructure improvements in the area.<\/p>\n

Community leaders express support: Jeffries emphasized the importance of investing in local projects to enhance community life, while Vel\u00e1zquez described the corridor as a vital link for businesses and commuters. Local officials echoed their commitment to improving the safety and appearance of Broadway.<\/p>\n

Funding to support improvement initiatives: The funds will be used for removing deteriorated concrete, installing asphalt, and enhancing safety features such as raised crosswalks and curb extensions. Officials stated that this represents a collaborative effort to respond to longstanding community needs.<\/p>\n

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\nHakeem S. Jeffries Fundraising\"Hakeem<\/a><\/p>\n

Hakeem S. Jeffries recently disclosed $1.9M of fundraising in a Q1 FEC disclosure filed on April 15th, 2026. This was the 31st most from all Q1 reports we have seen this year. 83.1% came from individual donors.<\/p>\n

Jeffries disclosed $2.5M of spending. This was the 24th most from all Q1 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.<\/p>\n

Jeffries disclosed $5.5M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 55th most from all Q1 reports we have seen this year.<\/p>\n

You can see the disclosure here<\/a>, or track Hakeem S. Jeffries’s fundraising on Quiver Quantitative<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hakeem S. Jeffries Net Worth<\/p>\n

Quiver Quantitative estimates that Hakeem S. Jeffries is worth $600.9K, as of May 6th, 2026. This is the 382nd highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.<\/p>\n

Jeffries has approximately $174.4K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.<\/p>\n

You can track Hakeem S. Jeffries’s net worth on Quiver Quantitative’s politician page for Jeffries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hakeem S. Jeffries Bill Proposals<\/p>\n

Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Hakeem S. Jeffries:<\/p>\n

H.R.19<\/a>: Reserved for the Minority Leader.H.R.18<\/a>: Reserved for the Minority Leader.H.R.13<\/a>: Reserved for the Minority Leader.<\/p>\n

You can track bills proposed by Hakeem S. Jeffries on Quiver Quantitative’s politician page for Jeffries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2026 New York’s 8th Congressional District Election<\/p>\n

There has been approximately $20,351,367 of spending in New York’s 8th congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.<\/p>\n

The rating for this race is currently “Solid D”.<\/p>\n

You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2026 New York’s 8th congressional district election<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries and Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez announced $1.85 million in federal funding for rebuilding Brooklyn’s Broadway Corridor. Quiver AI…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43399,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-222460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}