Community budgeting nears decision time
Delegates study proposals, will select projects to fund Residents are eager to know how their decisions will impact the spending of $1 million in tax revenue this winter in Mott Haven and Melrose. Last...
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Participatory budgeting set for March vote
Ray Figueroa explains how a youth-run greenhouse he wants Mott Haven residents to vote for would operate, if they vote for it as part of a new community budgeting initiative. Photo by Alex Robinson Ray...
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Participatory budgeting votes are in
Mott Haven resident Maria Ojeda decided what initiatives to vote for, with help from her children. Photo by Sean Carlson Playground repairs and public housing security cameras win Millbrook Houses in...
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Students at PS 369 on E. 140 St. will have new laptops and residents of Millbrook Houses will have new security cameras and a solar-powered greenhouse, thanks to votes cast by their neighbors earlier...
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Residents weigh in on budgetary needs
Steven TraderResidents help decide on neighborhood priorities at the latest participatory budgeting meeting on Oct. 9 at Abraham House on Willis Avenue. Lighting and youth programs top list of wants...
View ArticleWorkshops set for cooking program
A small, East Harlem-based nonprofit is asking Mott Haven residents for their input to help design a mobile cooking classroom it proposed during this year’s Participatory Budgeting process. SMART,...
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Residents eagerly await new greenhouse
Ben ShanahanMillbrook Houses residents Von Franklin (seated), Shella Hair and two young volunteers in the community garden near where a new greenhouse will be constructed. Millbrook Houses will be site...
View ArticleCanvassers sought for Participatory Budgeting 2015
The East Harlem based organization Community Voices Heard is hiring canvassers to go door to door around the city, to ask residents how they want to see $1 million in discretionary funding spent for...
View ArticleParticipatory Budgeting Vote 2015: April 11-19
Councilwoman urges residents to get out and vote This year’s Participatory Budgeting voting in Mott Haven kicks off on April 11 and will run through April 19. City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito...
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Participatory Budgeting 2015 winners announced
Joe HirschCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito congratulates constituents at Betances Community Center on April 29. Education gets the nod from Mott Haven voters Eight Mott Haven schools will...
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2016 Participatory Budgeting gets underway
Setrige CrawfordResidents meet at Betances Houses on Oct. 7. Mott haven launches fifth straight year for the funding initiative Mott Haven residents will decide how to spend $1 million in local...
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Participatory Budgeting voting underway
Residents have one week – until April 15 – to vote on how to spend a portion of their local tax dollars. A citywide government program called Participatory Budgeting allows citizens to vote on how the...
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Participatory budgeting votes are in
Mott Haven resident Maria Ojeda decided what initiatives to vote for, with help from her children. Photo by Sean Carlson Playground repairs and public housing security cameras win Millbrook Houses in...
View ArticleParticipatory budgeting votes tallied
Students at PS 369 on E. 140 St. will have new laptops and residents of Millbrook Houses will have new security cameras and a solar-powered greenhouse, thanks to votes cast by their neighbors earlier...
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Residents weigh in on budgetary needs
Residents help decide on neighborhood priorities at the latest participatory budgeting meeting on Oct. 9 at Abraham House on Willis Avenue. Lighting and youth programs top list of wants Mott Haven...
View ArticleWorkshops set for cooking program
A small, East Harlem-based nonprofit is asking Mott Haven residents for their input to help design a mobile cooking classroom it proposed during this year’s Participatory Budgeting process. SMART,...
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Residents eagerly await new greenhouse
Millbrook Houses residents Von Franklin (seated), Shella Hair and two young volunteers in the community garden near where a new greenhouse will be constructed. Millbrook Houses will be site of new...
View ArticleCanvassers sought for Participatory Budgeting 2015
The East Harlem based organization Community Voices Heard is hiring canvassers to go door to door around the city, to ask residents how they want to see $1 million in discretionary funding spent for...
View ArticleParticipatory Budgeting Vote 2015: April 11-19
Councilwoman urges residents to get out and vote This year’s Participatory Budgeting voting in Mott Haven kicks off on April 11 and will run through April 19. City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito...
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Participatory Budgeting 2015 winners announced
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito congratulates constituents at Betances Community Center on April 29. Education gets the nod from Mott Haven voters Eight Mott Haven schools will divide $1...
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