{"id":344860,"date":"2026-09-12T09:12:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T09:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/344860\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T09:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T09:12:30","slug":"queensboro-hill-library-reopens-following-2-8-million-hvac-system-replacement-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/344860\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensboro Hill library reopens following $2.8 million HVAC system replacement \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Queens Public Library Queensboro Hill<\/a> location officially reopened on Thursday, Sept. 10, after a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system was installed, along with new energy-efficient LED lighting and a new dropped ceiling.<\/p>\n

Located at 60-05 Main St. in the Queensboro Hill<\/a> section of Flushing<\/a>, this library has been operating since 1982. New York City Council Member Sandra Ung and the Office of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani provided the $2.8 million in funding for the renovations, which were managed by the New York City Department of Design and Construction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Energy-efficient LED lighting and a new dropped ceiling were also added to the library. Photo courtesy of the Queens Public Library<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the Queensboro Hill community has been anxiously awaiting the day when their library doors would open once again, and I want to thank them for their patience while this necessary work was completed,\u201d Ung said. \u201cLibraries are so much more than places to check out a book, they are vital community spaces where New Yorkers can access information, technology, educational opportunities and other valuable resources that can help them build better lives for themselves and their families. I am thrilled to welcome our community back to the Queensboro Hill Library and excited to see this space once again bustling with activity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Customers enter Queensboro Hill Library following the branch\u2019s reopening after the HVAC replacement project. Photo courtesy of the Queens Public Library<\/p>\n

During the library\u2019s temporary closure, improvements were also made to the 1-story, 7,200-square-foot building by the Queens Public Library team. This included adding fresh paint, new computers and completely overhauling the branch\u2019s IT infrastructure, with a new data rack, cabling and network equipment.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>New computers were also added. Photo courtesy of the Queens Public Library<\/p>\n

Among those on hand for the library\u2019s reopening were Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, New York City Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Paul A. Ochoa, State Sen. John Liu, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Rep. Grace Meng, Assemblymember Nily Rozic, staff members from the library and the Department of Design and Construction and other community members.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome the community back to a more comfortable and inviting space, where they can reconnect with essential resources and programs,\u201d Walcott said.\u00a0\u201cWe are deeply grateful to our customers and staff for their patience throughout construction, and we thank our elected officials for their support and the NYC Department of Design and Construction for its hard work on this project.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo courtesy of the Queens Public Library<\/p>\n

\u201cLibraries are cool, and we are keeping the Queensboro Hill Library cool\u2013and warm\u2014with this new HVAC system,\u201d Ochoa said. \u201cReaders need a safe and comfortable place to read, and this $2.8 million project is helping with that. We also installed new energy-efficient LED lights on the first floor. We thank the Flushing community for their patience while we worked on this library branch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited to celebrate the reopening of the Queensboro Hill Library and look forward to the community once again taking advantage of the many services and resources that it offers,\u201d Meng added. \u201cLibraries play a crucial role in our neighborhoods throughout Queens, and these important upgrades that have been made will allow this facility to serve local residents even better. Thank you to Council Member Ung and Mayor Mamdani for providing the funding for this project and thank you to the Queens Public Library and Department of Design and Construction for working to improve our local library branches.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur libraries are the lifeblood of our communities, and I couldn\u2019t be happier for families across southern Flushing and Kew Gardens Hills<\/a> who can finally access their local library again,\u201d Richards said.\u00a0\u201cWhether it\u2019s keeping residents warm or cool depending on the season or offering a comfortable place for families to learn, the modernized Queensboro Hill Library will once again be the neighborhood anchor on Main Street that it has always been, thanks to this critical project.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Queens Public Library Queensboro Hill location officially reopened on Thursday, Sept. 10, after a new heating, ventilation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":344861,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[310,129264,129265,9,24,63,122,124,123,25799,129266,129267,67223],"class_list":["post-344860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-daily-newsletter","tag-hvac-system","tag-hvac-system-replacement","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-queens-public-library","tag-queens-public-library-queensboro-hill","tag-queensboro-hill-library","tag-reopening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344860","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=344860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}