Brooklynites fund schools, libraries, gardens in participatory budgeting vote
Schools, playgrounds, gardens and libraries were the big winners in the latest round of participatory budgeting voting in neighborhoods from Williamsburg to Sunset Park.
On Tuesday, Councilmembers Carlos Menchaca (D- Red Hook, Sunset Park) and Stephen Levin (D-Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Boerum Hill, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Park Slope) were the latest to announce the outcome of balloting in their districts.
In participatory budgeting, local residents vote on how to spend millions of city dollars on schools, libraries, streets and sidewalks right in their own neighborhoods. Over the last month, Menchaca and Levin, along with other participating councilmembers across the city, held a series of meetings across their districts to gather suggestions.