City University of New York School of Law received $1.5 million from the New York City Council to support a major renovation project to transform a decommissioned kitchen into the CUNY Law Worker Education and Development Center.
The 3,800-plus-square-foot multiuse center will have space for classes, events and community engagement.
Sudha Setty, dean of CUNY Law, said thissignificant investment will greatly enhance the law school’s ability to serve its students and the Queens community more broadly.
Julie Won, member of the New York City Council, said thefunding will support CUNY Law’s longstanding mission of making an affordable legal education accessible to New Yorkers while also connecting people with resources and events that advance social justice advocacy in Queens and beyond.
The renovation for the center began with dismantling the disused commercial kitchen space, made possible by ResoA funding received from the New York City Council.
An additional $1 million in capital funding was also received from Donovan Richards, president of the Queens Borough.
CUNY Law donated much of the kitchen equipment to sister CUNY institutions LaGuardia Community College and Queensborough Community College.
In addition to launching the renovation of the commercial kitchen space, the funds will also be used towards the implementation of network and audiovisual system updates, campus-wide projects were initiated with previous funding from the New York City Council and the president of the Queens Borough.
CUNY Law has a long history of serving the Queens community. In the past year alone, the law school has hosted dozens of events and programs, including BETA NYC, CUNY Citizenship Now!, a city-wide WMBE seminar and numerous city Department of Health meetings and trainings.
