Real Time Passenger Information
Bus countdown clocks with live timing of bus arrivals district-wide. Allows for better time-management for everyone.
Department of Transportation determines
$200,000
Votes: 1,227
Winning Projects:
Street Trees and Tree Guards in the Heights and Inwood
Add trees to corridors where they’re most lacking; protect new and young trees with tree guards throughout the community.
Streets with too few trees or tree guards
$280,000
Votes: 1,416
Air Conditioner for Castle Bridge and P.S. 128
These schools lack essential AC as summer heat can make learning difficult. This grant would provide AC in some spaces.
560 West 169th Street
$300,000
Votes: 1,395
Science Carts for P.S. 178
Tools and technology will enrich STEM education for the students of this Title-1 K-5 school, many with disabilities.
P.S. 178, 12 Ellwood Street
$125,000
Votes: 1,770
Laptops for Low Income Students
Laptops for 600 low-income middle school and high school students because a good education matters.
P.S. M293 at West 196th Street Salome Urena Campus
$200,000
Votes: 1,792
The following projects were not funded:
Bus Pads
Flexible concrete under paved road to ensure the quality and safety of bus stops for both passengers and buses.
Department of Transportation determines
$320,000
Votes: 583
Repair Emerson Playground Water Fountain Drainage
The runoff results in patches of standing water that disrupts walkways and foster mosquito breeding in summer months.
Inwood Hill Park, Emerson Playground
$490,000
Votes: 913
Restore Water to Sir William’s Dog Run
Over 300 local dogs that play here will finally get water breaks, their humans and other park users will benefit, too.
Fort Tryon Park
$526,000
Votes: 627
Fit4Health
Free outdoor gym with fitness equipment for people of all ages in a safe environment, ADA accessible.
“The Pit” at 167th Street and Edgecomb Avenue
$300,000
Votes: 896
Make the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum ADA Accessible
Colonial farmhouse is a reminder of early Manhattan. A ramp allows all community members to access this cultural landmark.
Museum on the corner of Broadway and 204th Street
$550,000
Votes: 862
Smartboards or Laptops for J.H.S. 52, P.S. 98 and P.S./M.S. 278
Allow these schools to purchase updated technology so that their students have access to essential learning resources.
J.H.S. 52 Academy Street, P.S. 98, and P.S./M.S. 278
$180,000
Votes: 1,128
WHEELS/I.S. 143 Athletic Facilities Upgrade
Bleachers, a fitness center and locker rooms installed in a 52 year old DOE building used by I.S. 143, WHEELS and Alianza.
WHEELS/I.S. 143, 511 West 182nd Street
$400,000
Votes: 1,178
Recording Studio- H.S. for Media and Communications
Recording Studio would musically enrich the general and disabled students while providing tools for a career in the Arts.
549 Audobon Avenue
$400,000
Votes: 899
New Stage and Auditorium Curtains at Inwood Academy
Replace torn curtains for the stage and auditorium with new fire retardant curtains for improved safety and acoustics.
Inwood Academy Middle School, 433 West 204th Street
$100,000
Votes: 682