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The Mount Vernon Armory in Westchester County has sat condemned since 2021, and $22 million is now set to bring it back. We look at the building's history, how Westfair and News 12 describe the funding, and the questions neither report answers, including the timeline, the programs and who will run it. Westfair attributes $13 million to Governor Kathy Hochul, $6 million to Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow and $3 million in federal funding, while reports differ on how a separate $1 million fits in.

In This Episode
(0:00) Cold Open
(0:18) Deep Dive: The Mount Vernon Armory funding
(3:55) What's Happening in Westchester: Hunger relief funding
(4:10) Close

Sources:
- Westfair Communications, Armory funding: https://westfaironline.com/construction/22m-set-to-fund-restoration-of-mount-vernon-armory/
- News 12, Armory project: https://westchester.news12.com/22m-project-aims-to-bring-historic-mount-vernon-armory-back-to-life
- Congressman Latimer, Armory project page: https://latimer.house.gov/mount-vernon-armory-preservation-and-rehabilitation-project
- Patch, the state's earlier $1 million Armory grant: https://patch.com/new-york/mountvernonny/civic-facility-saved-mount-vernon-armory-gets-1m-restoration
- Westchester County Board of Legislators, hunger relief funding: https://www.westchesterlegislatorsny.gov/latest-news/board-supports-northern-westchester-organizations-fighting-hunger

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