Districts 33 & 34 PB Vote Week April 6– April 14
Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. NYC Council Districts 33 and 34 will be out in the community hosting voting sites from April 6– April 14 so the public can cast their vote in person on local projects they’d like to fund, such as computer labs in schools or community gardens, etc. You can also vote online here: https://vote.pbnyc.org/pbnyc-vote-2024-before-start Voting is open to those ages 11 (at least a 6th grader) and older who live in a participating council district regardless of immigration status.
District 33
“Our office chose to focus on school equity — we identified six high needs schools in District 33 and we look forward to neighbors coming together to vote for projects to support them,” NYC Council Member Lincoln Restler stated in his March 26 newsletter. He is also looking for volunteers for some of the voting sites. To sign up go here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48AAAA22A6FAC07-48699029-participatory#/
The schedule for this district’s voting sites in North Brooklyn:
APRIL 9
John Ericsson Middle School 126, 424 Leonard Street from 2:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary School, 370 Marcy Avenue from 2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
APRIL 14
McGolrick Park Green Market, from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
District 34
Projects in NYC Council Member Jennifer Gutierrez’s also focus on school improvements, but there are also projects to fund a variety of greenspaces. To see updates to the schedule visit: https://council.nyc.gov/jennifer-gutierrez/participatory-budgeting/
The schedule for this district’s voting sites in North Brooklyn:
Council Member Gutiérrez District Office — 244 Union Ave, Brooklyn
April 8 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; April 10 from 10 a.m.–5.p.m.; and April 11 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
El Puente (Taylor Whythe) — 80 Clymer St, Brooklyn
Hours TBD
Maria Hernandez Park
April 6 from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. and April 13 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Moore Street Market
April 10 from 11 a.m.–1 a.m.
Epiphany Playground — South 9th Street, Berry Street
TBD Times
Williams Plaza — 325 Roebling Street
April 8 from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
William Sheridan Playground — Wythe Ave &, Grand St, Brooklyn
April 12 from 1 p.m.– 3 p.m. and April 13 from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
To vote for Participatory Budgeting online visit: https://vote.pbnyc.org/pbnyc-vote-2024-before-start
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