The Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) on Oct. 10 received $350,000 in state funding to support its initiatives to preserve Jamaica Bay’s unique ecosystems. The funding, which includes $200,000 from the New York State Senate and $150,000 from the Assembly, is sponsored by Senator Roxanne J. Persaud and Assembly Members Jaime Williams and Stacey Pheffer-Amato, according to a press release.