New Yorkers are encouraged to make their voices heard during Participatory Budgeting Vote Week from March 29 through April 6 to consider allocating funds to projects that will improve their own neighborhood.
New Yorkers 11-years-old and up can vote online or in-person for projects that will impact schools, parks, libraries and other public spaces.
“I encourage New Yorkers in participating districts to get out and vote for their favorite projects to improve their communities,” said City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.
There are six Brooklyn districts that are participating this year. Click on each link (where available) for voting locations and information on the specific projects that are looking for funding:
District 34: Council Member Jennifer Gutierrez
Williamsburg, Bushwick
Projects include school rehabs, tree guards and playground renovations.
District 35: CM Crystal Hudson
Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy, Park Slope, Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Wingate
Projects include building school food pantry, road repairs and a FDNY EMS station upgrade.
Bushwick, Cypress Hills, East New York, Ocean Hill, Brownsville
Projects include security cameras, school upgrades and building a sensory playground.
DUMBO, Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Sunset Prk, Kensington, Borough Park, Flatbush, Ditmas Park
Projects include community garden, restroom restorations and art classes.
District 40: CM Rita Joseph
Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Kensington, Flatbush
District 43: CM Farah Louis
Flatbush, Midwood, Marine Park, Canarsie
The participatory budgeting proposals on this year’s 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 partnership with relevant city agencies and facilitated by participating council members’ offices.
The participatory budgeting initiative began in 2011.
