Residents of New York City Council District 39 voted for five out of thirteen proposed projects to determine how City Councilmember Brad Lander should spend $1.5 million of the discretionary funds in his budget. These are the seven winning projects in this year's participatory budgeting vote:
1. A/C for PS124 Cafeteria ($200,000) -- 1442 votes
2. 146/MS 448 Innovative Gym Renovation ($225,000) -- 1200 votes
3. PS 179 Auditorium Renovation ($230,000) -- 1196 votes
4. Make Union Street and 9th Street Greener ($150,000) -- 1100 votes
5. Four Safer Intersections on Hicks Street ($300,000) -- 1077 votes
6. Technology for Local Arts Non-Profits ($90,000) -- 1027 votes
7. New Drainage along Path in Prospect Park ($200,000) -- 997 votes
The cost of those seven projects adds up to $1,395,000. That leaves $105,000 unallocated out of the original $1.5 million. If another $145,000 can be "found," the 8th-highest vote-getter can be implemented:
8. Park Slope Library Storytelling Garden ($250,000) -- 936 votes