Jamaica Bay Rockaway Parks Conservancy

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Floyd Bennett Field hangars get state funding to reopen after nearly a century

Leading the hangar redevelopment and fundraising

New York State has committed $10 million to the first phase of reopening Hangars 3 and 4 at Floyd Bennett Field, the city's first municipal airport, which have been closed to the public for nearly a century. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the grant on Nov. 3; the money goes to the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy.

Updated Nov 3