Participatory Budgeting Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Uptown Council Member Rodriguez Community Highlights Participatory Budgeting Results

On Monday, May 13th, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez was joined by community leaders and District 10 residents as he announced the funded Participatory Budgeting Projects for Northern Manhattan. Continue reading

It’s Time To Submit Your Participatory Budgeting Ideas From Harlem To Hollis

Participatory Budgeting (PB) is your opportunity to decide how to spend $1 million to improve our neighborhood.Continue reading

Harlem’s Bill Perkins New York City Council Participatory Budgeting 2018

Participatory Budgeting is a grassroots process through which community residents vote to directly allocate money toward proposals developed by the community to meet local needs.Continue reading

A Final Farewell & Thank You, From Harlem’s Melissa Mark-Viverito

Dear Neighbors:

I hope you all are having a great week so far and are keeping warm!Continue reading

Harlem Speaker Mark-Viverito And Others Announce Results Of Participatory Budgeting cycle

Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the New York City Council announced the voting results and winning proposals of the 2016-2017 Participatory Budgeting cycle. Continue reading

Harlem Council Member Mark Levine Hosts Participatory Budgeting Kick Off Event

Yesterday, Harlem Council Member Mark Levine held a Kick Off Event for his 3rd Annual Participatory Budgeting (PB) Vote Week.Continue reading

Levine To Announce Participatory Budget Project Winners

On Wednesday, April 20, Harlem City Council Member Mark Levine will hold a ceremony to announce the project proposals selected by District 7 residents during this year’s cycle of participatory budgeting. Continue reading

Become A Participatory Budgeting Delegate In Harlem

Participatory Budgeting is a democratic process in which residents of participating districts (including Harlem) decide how to spend a portion of the City’s capital budget.Continue reading

Participatory Budgeting Grows, But Not Everywhere

Gotham Gazette reports that in four years participatory budgeting has exploded from four to 27 New York City Council districts. With over 51,000 voters casting ballots last cycle to allocate a total of $32 million dollars to projects across the city, New York‘s experiment in direct democracy has quickly become the largest of its kind in North America.Continue reading

Facilitator Training For Participatory Budgeting In Harlem

Harlem City Council member Mark Levine office is offering the first facilitator training for participatory budgeting will be held on Wednesday, June 10 from 6 PM - 8 PM at his district office located at 500 West 141st Street.Continue reading

Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito And NYC Council Members Kick off Participatory Budgeting

Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and New York City Council Members kicked off the voting period for New York City’s 2014-2015 participatory budgeting cycle — now the largest such process in the nation.Continue reading