2018 PBNYC Ballot
2018 PBNYC Ballot
Posted on March 21, 2018
Overview | 2017-2018 PBNYC Season | Volunteer with PB | 2018 Ballot
Description: Install shade structure over sandbox and replace non-working playground structures with viable equipment.Location: Prospect Park Bandshell @ 10th St. Cost: $400,000
Description: Install playground-style exercise equipment for senior citizens and the less able-bodied.Location: Prospect Park near 9th Street
Description: Replace damaged, hazardous turf in this widely used soccer field, shared by students at PS 230 and the Kensington community.Location: 12th Avenue and Dahill Road
Description: Replace rusty sinks and splintered cabinets that pose a health/safety hazard to 5-year-olds and after-school communitiesLocation: Lincoln Place between 5/6 avenue
Description: Transform old library into a community meeting & classroom space by installing 5 large screen monitors and sound system. Location: John Jay Campus, 237 7th Avenue
Description: Smart Boards will bring interactive lessons to 24 classrooms in high needs schools helping meet diverse learning needs. Location: 4305 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Description: Replace broken gate, enabling growing school to utilize playground as its only communal, ADA-accessible spaceLocation: 211 8th Street @ 4th Ave
Description: Activate Borough Park Library’s exterior areas with a plaza renovation and garden spaceLocation: Borough Park Library
Description: Series of 5 films to educate about impacts of plastics on the environment with workshops about repurposing plastic.Location: 5 locations in District 39
Description: Conduct scientific study about endangered bats in Prospect Park, which are critical pollinators and pest-eaters.Location: Prospect Park
Description: Install Solar panel system to bring electricity to South Brooklyn Children's Garden which currently has no supply.Location: SBCG, Columbia Street and Sacket Street
Description: Fund Gowanus Canal Conservancy to host community Earth Day event focused onnative plants, compost & green practicesLocation: DSNY Salt Lot, 2 2nd Ave
Education
Description: iPads will help students with autisms build language and communication skills, and support social/emotional learningLocation: P.S.77, 62 Park Pl
Description: Installation of irrigation and winterizing systems to enable water conservation and year-round gardeningLocation: P.S. 133, 610 Baltic Street
Description: Hire coordinator to assist 3 non-zoned elementary schools with an outreach plan to achieve diversity-in-admissions goals.Location: PS 372, PS 146 and PS 133
Description: Outfitting the 100-bed women's shelter at the Park Slope Armory with new computing and photography equipment.Location: Park Slope Women’s Shelter,1402 8th Ave
Description: Series of workshops for immigrants, Muslim women and their allies to focused on self-defense techniques.Location: Kensington
Overview | 2017-2018 PBNYC Season | Volunteer with PB | 2018 Ballot
Last Year's Winning Projects | Previously Funded Projects
2018 Participatory Budgeting Ballot (District 39)
(click on project names for additional info & pictures)Capital Projects (Vote for 5)
Parks and Environment
1. Harmony Playground Improvements
Cost: $450,000Description: Install shade structure over sandbox and replace non-working playground structures with viable equipment.Location: Prospect Park Bandshell @ 10th St. Cost: $400,000
Description: Install playground-style exercise equipment for senior citizens and the less able-bodied.Location: Prospect Park near 9th Street
3. Resurface the Soccer Field in Albemarle Playground
Cost: $500,000Description: Replace damaged, hazardous turf in this widely used soccer field, shared by students at PS 230 and the Kensington community.Location: 12th Avenue and Dahill Road
Education
4. Replace Derelict Kindergarten Sinks at PS 282
Cost: $200,000Description: Replace rusty sinks and splintered cabinets that pose a health/safety hazard to 5-year-olds and after-school communitiesLocation: Lincoln Place between 5/6 avenue
5. Renovate John Jay Library into Communal Space
Cost: $250,000Description: Transform old library into a community meeting & classroom space by installing 5 large screen monitors and sound system. Location: John Jay Campus, 237 7th Avenue
6. Get smarter with SMART Boards at P.S. 131
Cost: $200,000Description: Smart Boards will bring interactive lessons to 24 classrooms in high needs schools helping meet diverse learning needs. Location: 4305 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
7. Make P.S. 118 Schoolyard Accessible and Safe
Cost: $200,000Description: Replace broken gate, enabling growing school to utilize playground as its only communal, ADA-accessible spaceLocation: 211 8th Street @ 4th Ave
Arts, Culture and Community Facilities
8. Outdoor Community Space for Borough Park Library
Cost: $400,000Description: Activate Borough Park Library’s exterior areas with a plaza renovation and garden spaceLocation: Borough Park Library
Expense Projects (Vote for 3)
Parks and Environment
1. Eco-Film Series and Hands On Upcycling Events
Cost: $10,500Description: Series of 5 films to educate about impacts of plastics on the environment with workshops about repurposing plastic.Location: 5 locations in District 39
2. Study of Endangered Bats in Prospect Park
Cost: $7,600Description: Conduct scientific study about endangered bats in Prospect Park, which are critical pollinators and pest-eaters.Location: Prospect Park
3. Solar Panels for South Brooklyn Children’s Garden
Cost: $10,620Description: Install Solar panel system to bring electricity to South Brooklyn Children's Garden which currently has no supply.Location: SBCG, Columbia Street and Sacket Street
4. Celebrate Earth Day with Gowanus community
Cost: $12,000Description: Fund Gowanus Canal Conservancy to host community Earth Day event focused onnative plants, compost & green practicesLocation: DSNY Salt Lot, 2 2nd Ave
5. Tool Sharing Consortium for District 15 Schools
Cost: $3,500 Description: Old Stone House will purchase and store assorted tools for workshops and gardening activities at district schoolsLocation: Old Stone House, 336 3rd StreetEducation
6. iPads to support P.S. 77 students with autism
Cost: $6,909Description: iPads will help students with autisms build language and communication skills, and support social/emotional learningLocation: P.S.77, 62 Park Pl
7. PS 133 Garden Irrigation and Winterizing System
Cost: $5,533Description: Installation of irrigation and winterizing systems to enable water conservation and year-round gardeningLocation: P.S. 133, 610 Baltic Street
8. Outreach Plan for Elementary School Diversity
Cost: $15,000Description: Hire coordinator to assist 3 non-zoned elementary schools with an outreach plan to achieve diversity-in-admissions goals.Location: PS 372, PS 146 and PS 133
Arts, Culture and Community Facilities
9. Media Lab at Park Slope Women's Shelter
Cost: $14,000Description: Outfitting the 100-bed women's shelter at the Park Slope Armory with new computing and photography equipment.Location: Park Slope Women’s Shelter,1402 8th Ave
10. Women’s Self-Defense for the Resistance
Cost: $5,400Description: Series of workshops for immigrants, Muslim women and their allies to focused on self-defense techniques.Location: Kensington
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