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    NEXT ROUND OF PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING STARTS; VOTE ON HOW TO SPEND $1 MILLION

    September 29, 2016 | 9:53 AM - Updated on June 5, 2022 | 11:33 PM
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    Local council members are looking for ideas for spending $1 million in the neighborhood. The latest round of “Participatory Budgeting” has begun.

    To be eligible, projects must be:
    *Physical improvements or equipment (and not staff or programming)
    *Located on City property, like parks, schools, or public housing
    *Cost at least $35,000

    Here’s what won in her district last time.

    Helen Rosenthal is holding a meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at P.S. 75, 735 West End Avenue. The entrance is on 95th Street. You can also submit your idea here.

    Mark Levine, whose district is toward the northern end of the neighborhood, is also holding meetings. Learn more here.

    Here’s what won in his district last time.

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    Carlos
    Carlos
    9 years ago

    Seeing all of the concern in other threads about school quality, fund raising, etc., how about spending it on schools and helping out some of the schools that can’t fund raise as well?

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    dannyboy
    dannyboy
    9 years ago

    If there’s tax money that is not budgeted for anything,why not just return it to the taxpayers?

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    stevieboy
    stevieboy
    9 years ago
    Reply to  dannyboy

    This comment has got to be a joke, right?? Please tell me you are kidding, Dannyboy…I just can’t tell with you anymore.

    If you are serious then you really have a lot of explaining to do. Wow.

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    dannyboy
    dannyboy
    9 years ago
    Reply to  stevieboy

    “This comment has got to be a joke, right??” NO

    “Please tell me you are kidding, Dannyboy…I just can’t tell with you anymore.”
    I AM NOT KIDDING

    “

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    10025guy
    10025guy
    9 years ago

    I’d vote for more comfortable benches for the homeless….

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    dannyboy
    dannyboy
    9 years ago
    Reply to  10025guy

    everyone could use these public bences, si i guess, if we gotta’ spend it on something, I’ll go ahead and vote for “more comfortable benches for the homeless”.

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