{"id":2373,"date":"2023-03-24T18:40:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T18:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/?p=2373"},"modified":"2023-03-24T20:07:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T20:07:10","slug":"speaker-adams-council-members-encourage-new-yorkers-to-join-participatory-budgeting-vote-week-to-shape-nearly-30-million-in-capital-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/2023\/03\/24\/2373\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Adams, Council Members Encourage New Yorkers to Join Participatory Budgeting Vote Week to Shape Nearly $30 Million in Capital Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Saturday, March 25 to Sunday, April 2, New Yorkers 11 Years Old and Up Can Vote Online and in Person at Poll Sites in 29 Participating Council Districts in Queens, The Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn<\/em><\/p>\n

City Hall, NY<\/strong> \u2014 Today, Speaker Adrienne Adams and the New York City Council called on New Yorkers to make their voices heard during Participatory Budgeting Vote Week. New Yorkers can vote online<\/a> or in-person all week to decide how nearly $30 million in capital funding will be spent in the Fiscal Year 2024 city budget to improve neighborhood schools, parks, libraries, and local infrastructure.  <\/p>\n

\u201cNew Yorkers spent months brainstorming and refining proposals to improve our communities, and now, residents will be able to vote for their favorite projects to be funded in the city budget,\u201d said Speaker Adrienne Adams<\/strong>. \u201cParticipatory Budgeting empowers local residents to get involved in their communities and decide how public dollars are spent to strengthen our neighborhoods. I thank every New Yorker who has contributed to this process, and I encourage all eligible New Yorkers to vote for their top projects!\u201d<\/p>\n

Starting Saturday, March 25 through Sunday, April 2, New Yorkers residing in participating Council districts can vote online<\/a> or in-person on Participatory Budgeting proposals to improve neighborhoods and local communities. This year, 29 districts across Queens, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn are participating. <\/p>\n

Here is a list of participating City Council Districts:<\/p>\n

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Council District<\/strong><\/td>\nBorough<\/strong><\/td>\nCouncil Member<\/strong><\/td>\nNeighborhoods<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nManhattan<\/td>\nCouncil Member Christopher Marte<\/td>\nBattery Park City, Civic Center, Chinatown, Financial District, Little Italy, the Lower East Side, NoHo, SoHo, South Street Seaport, South Village, TriBeCa & Washington Square,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nManhattan<\/td>\nCouncil Member Carlina Rivera<\/td>\nEast Village, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Murray Hill, Rose Hill,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nManhattan<\/td>\nCouncil Member Erik Bottcher<\/td>\nChelsea, Hell\u2019s Kitchen, Greenwich Village, West SoHo, Hudson Square, Times Square, Garment District, Flatiron, Upper West Side<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nManhattan<\/td>\nCouncil Member Julie Menin<\/td>\nUpper East Side’s Yorkville, Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill, Roosevelt Island, Midtown East, Sutton Place, El Barrio in East Harlem,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nManhattan<\/td>\nCouncil Member Gale A. Brewer<\/td>\nCentral Park, Lincoln Square, Upper West Side, Clinton,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
**7<\/td>\nManhattan<\/td>\nCouncil Member Shaun Abreu<\/td>\nManhattan Valley, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nManhattan<\/td>\nCouncil Member Carmen De La Rosa<\/td>\nWashington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nBronx<\/td>\nCouncil Member Kevin C. Riley<\/td>\nWakefield, Olinville, Edenwald, Eastchester, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Co-op City,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nBronx<\/td>\nCouncil Member Marjorie Velazquez<\/td>\nAllerton, City Island, Country Club, Edgewater Park, Ferry Point, Locust Point, Morris Park, Pelham Bay, Pelham Gardens, Pelham Parkway, Schuylerville, Silver Beach, Spencer Estates, Throggs Neck, Van Nest, Waterbury LaSalle, Westchester Square, Zerega,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nBronx<\/td>\nCouncil Member Pierina Ana Sanchez<\/td>\nMorris Heights, University Heights, Fordham, Kingsbridge,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nBronx<\/td>\nCouncil Member Althea Stevens<\/td>\nClaremont, Concourse, Concourse Village, Highbridge, Morris Heights, Mount Eden, Morrisania,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nBronx<\/td>\nCouncil Member Amanda Farias<\/td>\nSoundview, Castle Hill, Parkchester, Clason Point, Harding Park,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nQueens<\/td>\nCouncil Member Tiffany Caban<\/td>\nAstoria, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Woodside,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nQueens<\/td>\nCouncil Member Linda Lee<\/td>\nBayside Hills, Bellerose, Douglaston, Floral Park, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Hollis, Hollis Hills, Holliswood, Little Neck, New Hyde Park, Oakland Gardens, Queens Village,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nQueens<\/td>\nCouncil Member Shekar Krishnan<\/td>\nElmhurst, Jackson Heights,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nQueens<\/td>\nCouncil Member Julie Won<\/td>\nSunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, Astoria, Dutch Kills,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nQueens<\/td>\nCouncil Member Nantasha Williams<\/td>\nCambria Heights, Hollis, Jamaica, St. Albans, Queens Village, and Springfield Gardens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nQueens<\/td>\nSpeaker Adrienne E. Adams<\/td>\nJamaica, Richmond Hill, Rochdale Village, South Ozone Park,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nQueens<\/td>\nCouncil Member Lynn Schulman<\/td>\nRego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nBrooklyn<\/td>\nCouncil Member Lincoln Restler<\/td>\nBoerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Downtown Brooklyn, Dumbo, Fulton Ferry, Greenpoint, Vinegar Hill, Williamsburg,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nBrooklyn\/Queens<\/td>\nCouncil Member Jennifer Gutierrez<\/td>\nWilliamsburg, Bushwick, Ridgewood,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nBrooklyn<\/td>\nCouncil Member Crystal Hudson<\/td>\nFort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nBrooklyn<\/td>\nCouncil Member Chi Osse<\/td>\nBedford Stuyvesant, Northern Crown Heights,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nBrooklyn<\/td>\nCouncil Member Sandy Nurse<\/td>\nCypress Hills, Bushwick, City Line, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East New York,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
**38<\/td>\nBrooklyn<\/td>\nCouncil Member Alexa Aviles<\/td>\nRed Hook, Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights and portions of Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights, and Boro Park,<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nBrooklyn<\/td>\nCouncil Member Shahana Hanif<\/td>\nCobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, Kensington,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nBrooklyn<\/td>\nCouncil Member Rita Joseph<\/td>\nCrown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Park, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nBrooklyn<\/td>\nCouncil Member Charles Barron<\/td>\nEast New York, New Lots, Remsen Village, Spring Creek, Starrett City,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nBrooklyn<\/td>\nCouncil Member Farah Louis<\/td>\nFlatbush, East Flatbush, Midwood, Marine Park, Flatlands, Kensington,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>
**Residents in Council District 7 and 38 can contact their Council Member\u2019s District Office directly to participate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New Yorkers can call or contact their Council Member, or check their social media pages to confirm the exact hours, locations, and times of neighborhood Participatory Budgeting poll sites.<\/p>\n

The spending proposals on this year\u2019s ballots were created by New Yorkers who attended neighborhood assemblies and budget delegate meetings throughout the fall and winter. All projects are capital budget proposals, which are significant neighborhood infrastructure investments. They were crafted and refined in conversation with relevant city agencies and facilitated by participating Council Members\u2019 offices.<\/p>\n

Past proposals funded by the City Council\u2019s Participatory Budgeting initiative have included the following:<\/p>\n