NY CC Participatory Budgeting - 2015 [District 22]

What is Participatory Budgeting?

Council.NYC.gov / / pb /faq Participatory Budgeting

How does it work?

What kinds of projects can be funded?

Is my Council Member participating?

For the 2014-2015 cycle, participatory budgeting process :
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• Costa Constantinides (District 22, Queens)

• Pledge to Vote

• Presupuesto Participativo (ES)

Unveiled our @PB_NYC ballot. RT to spread the word. Tnx to all who participated so far! #PB22 http://t.co/jDtzrOBahH pic.twitter.com/oGx5hgr6PG

— Costa Constantinides (@Costa4NY) March 6, 2015

PBBallotRelease

Vote for up to five [5] projects
* Parks and Recreation * Public Housing * Public Schools *Streets, Sidewalks, and Transportation

Find out where to vote!

Visit council.nyc.gov/PB
Email pbnyc @ council.nyc.gov 

Follow    at @PB_NYC  

Text “PBNYC” to 212-676- 8384*
*Standard messaging rates apply

Constantinides Unveils Participatory Budgeting Ballot

Astoria, N.Y. - Residents of the 22nd Council District will have the opportunity to vote on how to spend $1 Million on projects throughout the neighborhood. They will get to choose their favorite five out of a ballot of eighteen project proposals.

A sample of the finalized ballot was introduced today (click to see ballot). 

[PDF]

• ASTORIA
• LONG ISLAND CITY
• WOODSIDE
• EAST ELMHURST
• JACKSON HEIGHTS

What happens when?

PB/events

Project Expos: February-March 2015  Delegates present draft project proposals to the community and get feedback, with which they revise the projects. 

Community Vote: March-April 2015  Residents vote on which projects to fund at voting sites throughout the district.

VOTE the week of April 13 - 19

Implementation & Monitoring: April 2015 onwards

The Council Members submit their spending priorities to the City Council’s Finance Division, including the winning PB projects, for inclusion in the City budget. Community members evaluate the process, and oversee the implementation of projects. 

Research and Evaluation happens throughout these stages, 

to improve the process for next year.

NY4P Rally for Parks and Community Gardens at City Hall! - Thursday August 15

Rally for Parks and Community Gardens 

at City Hall!

@NY4P

ny4p.org/advocacy/parksplatform 2013

ny4p.org/_blog/News//help-make-parks

• About Us

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Rally for Parks and Community Gardens at City Hall!

Come to NY4P's rally at City Hall with the mayoral candidates!

Join New Yorkers for Parks and fellow open space advocates from every borough
as we call upon the Mayoral candidates to make parks and gardens an election-year priority.
We’ve invited the candidates to present their plans for the
city’s parks and open spaces on the steps of City Hall –
be the first to hear what they have to say about this important issue!
And bring your friends, neighbors, colleagues, family members –
anyone who cares about NYC's open spaces.

When: Thursday, August 15th at 11:00 AM
(Please arrive 15 minutes early to go through security.)
Where: City Hall Steps

The first 50 attendees before 11am will receive a free parks t-shirt! 
Please bring a sign with the name of your favorite park or garden – 
or come early to make one onsite!

Parks. livepositively.com > Take It To The Park [Soda grant challenge]

GUS soda, help us out maybe?

ACTIVITY + PARKS = CHANGED COMMUNITIES

Parks are the anchors of many communities. They provide endless
opportunities for families to be active together while creating lasting memories

TOP 25 PARKS

Check out the 25 parks with the highest vote totals,
parks.livepositively.com///about [Soda company grant campaign]

DOUBLE YOUR VOTES

Make your votes go further by voting on Double Vote Days, when every vote you cast for your favorite park counts twice!

July 4-5
Independence Day celebration
July 13-14
Last weekend of voting

SUPPORT YOUR PARK

Your park, your votes: the search for America's Favorite Park is on, 

and your votes could make the difference. 

parks.livepositively.com/parks/index.html#/about

PARKS AND YOU

Coke is issuing a challenge to all Americans: 'Take It To The Park,'' get active and vote to help your favorite park win a grant as part of the fourth-annual America Is Your Park campaign. Being active is not only fun - it is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. And what better place to get moving this summer than in the park!