UES Participatory Budgeting 2018: What's On The Ballot

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Want the chance to help spend at least $1 million to fund public improvements in your neighborhood? You're in luck, because it's almost time to vote in this year's New York City Council participatory budgeting cycle.

Starting April 7, residents of City Council District 5 — which spans most of the Upper East Side and a bit of East Harlem — will be allowed to vote on which improvement projects the government should fund. That's right: the tax money is in your hands now.

This year Council District 5 residents can vote on 13 different projects which address community needs such as housing and school improvements, park upgrades, public safety and senior services.

Heres a full list of projects:

1. NYPL District Libraries Technology Upgrade: Cost $200,000
2. NYPL Webster Branch Electrical System: Cost $500,000
3. NYPL Webster Branch HVAC System: Cost $600,000
4. Laptops for Public Schools (Districtwide): Cost $350,000
5. P.S. 183 HVAC for Cafeteria and Community Space: Cost $600,000
6. P.S. 290 MNS Re-Construct Kindergarten Bathroom: Cost $200,000
7. P.S./I.S. 217 Cafeteria Renovations: Cost $300,000
8. Lexington Houses NYCHA Playground Renovation: Cost $500,000
9. Ruppert Park New Children's Play Area: Cost $500,000
10. St. Catherine's Park Water Park: Cost $460,000
11. NYPD Security Cameras for East 86th Street Subways: Cost $141,000
12. NYPD Security Cameras for East River Esplanade: Cost $160,000
13. NYPD Security Cameras at Sutton Place Parks: Cost $247,000

To check out the information in map form click here.

Check out this nifty video the city created a few years ago to better explain the participatory budgeting process:

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