Participatory Budget 2019 Results: What Brooklyn Chose To Fund

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — Brooklyn chose to fund a bunch of projects for kids in the latest round of participatory budgeting to decide how more than $1 million of the borough's budget would be spent, Brooklyn Borough President announced Monday.

Tens of thousands of Brooklyn residents from 11 city council districts cast ballots this spring to decide which local projects would receive $1,155,000 in funding through the city's participatory budget program, Adams announced.

Here's what they chose to fund:

• A creative lab at the Automotive High School in Williamsburg
• New play equipment for the Grove Street Community Garden in Bushwick
• A new science room at PS 705 Brooklyn Arts & Science Elementary School in Crown Heights
• Upgrades to Harmony Park and the Tompkins Houses Community Center, both in Bedford-Stuyvesant
• A permanent water hookup for Red Hook Community Farm in Red Hook
• A playground renovation at P.S. 58 - The Carroll in Carroll Gardens
• Upgrades to the auditorium upgrades at P.S. 92 - Adrian Hegeman in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens.
• Playground repairs at PS/IS 284 - Gregory “Jocko” Jackson Schools of Sports, Art, and Technology in Brownsville
• New trees and guards at Owl’s Head Park in Bay Ridge
• Bus countdown clocks in Flatbush's 45th Council District and Bensonhurst's 47th Council District

Participatory budgeting voting was open to Brooklynites over the age of 11, regardless of citizenship, documentation status, or involvement in the criminal justice system, according to the Brooklyn Borough President.

“I am proud that this year, participants throughout the borough voted for projects that will improve street safety, modernize school facilities, beautify our parks and gardens, and much more, ” Adams stated.

“These projects will have a lasting impact, and it is possible because we were able to empower local communities and give them a voice in an often-opaque process.”