Voting for Participatory Budgeting 2017 will begin in our Districts on March 25 and continue through April 2. To vote, you only have to be 14 years old or older and live in the district. Participatory Budgeting is a program in which district residents participate directly in the city budgeting process by deciding how to spend a $1,000,000 or more per district in city funds. These funds can go towards capital projects in our parks, schools, or roads — or wherever else the residents of your district decide. Below are four of the projects up for vote directly affecting our neighborhood. More information here.
New Lockers for 13 Classrooms, MS 8 Robert Fulton School
M.S. 8 has no lockers for students. New lockers would give
students a place to put their textbooks and belongings.
M.S. 8, 105 Johnson St, Downtown Brooklyn
$115,000
Technology Upgrade for Two Special Needs Schools
Help 165 students on the Autism Spectrum who rely on
technology get new laptops to improve their learning experience.
P.S. 231 & P.S. 369, Bed Stuy & Downtown Brooklyn
$250,000
Traffic Calming Measures at Atlantic & 3rd Avenues
Implement traffic calming measures to protect pedestrian
and cyclist safety in support of an existing “Slow Zone.”
Atlantic Avenue and 3rd Avenue, Boerum Hill
$524,000
Real Time Bus Clocks
Electronic signs that provide live, up-to-date arrival times at
12 stops along the B62/B32 bus routes.
District-Wide
$300,000
For the first time, you will be able to vote online as well as in various local locations. You will be able to vote online starting on Saturday, March 25th. More details here. Below are various voting locations in our neighborhood.
PS 8 Lower School Monday, March 27 and Friday, March 31 from 8 am to 10 am
Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket
209 Joralemon Street, Borough Hall Plaza
Tuesday, March 28 and Thursday, March 30 from 8 to 10 am
Brooklyn Heights Library
109 Remsen Street
Tuesday March 28 from 1 to 3 PM and Saturday, April 1, from 11 AM to 2 PM
Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Joralemon Street
Monday, March 27 to Friday, March 31 from 9 AM to 5 PM
More information on District 39 projects including STEM robotics kits for PS 133 here.
More information on District 35 projects including an auditorium update for PS 9 here.
