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New piece from The Nation poses big-picture questions about Participatory Budgeting in New York City. PBP's Gianpaolo Baiocchi: "The challenge is to use the discretionary funds as a stepping stone towards other kinds of decision-making. Imagine how transformative it would be to actually control the way the city works and runs!"


Participatory Budgeting Hits New York City | The Nation
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Residents in four New York City districts had the chance to allocate funding for community improvement themselves. Can participatory budgeting make American democracy less lonely?

Want to see PBNYC through the eyes of the budget delegates? Check out this great video on The Bill Moyers show about two delegates in District 8!



Direct Democracy Comes to Harlem | BillMoyers.com
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Last October, New York City residents took part in a historic new experiment in direct democracy. Over a six-month process called participatory budgeting,

Excellent, way to go Kioka and Melissa



Video: The people’s choice | Need to Know | PBS
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An interesting power-to-the-people experiment is taking place in New York City, with some taxpayers getting a much bigger say about how their tax dollars are being spent. It’s called participatory budgeting.

The focused efforts and results around mobilization and engagement of non-traditional voters is recognized in this New York Times article...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/nyregion/voters-speak-in-budget-experiment-saying-yes-to-bathrooms.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion


Voters Speak in Budget Experiment, Saying Yes to Bathrooms
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Residents of four City Council districts weighed in on how to spend public money for neighborhood improvements, with a Brooklyn school’s needs among the winners.

http://www.syracuse.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/the-people-decide-in-nyc-participatory-budgeting/9cba9324504e45b3825a64ea77e542b1


The people decide in NYC participatory budgeting | syracuse.com
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Reviewing the results of PBNYC, on The Brian Lehrer Show


The Brian Lehrer Show - Participatory Budgeting Winners
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Four city council districts let constituents decide how to allocate some funds. Brad Lander, Brooklyn City Councilman (D 39), and Alexa Kasdan, director of research and policy for the Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center, review the results. Plus Christine Petro, Winds...

great overview of PBNYC from the AP


The people decide in NYC 'participatory budgeting'
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highlights of the funded projects in The Rockaways and Broad Channel


Budgeting experiment yields more resources for classrooms and local library
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More Rockaway classrooms will be outfitted with smart boards, a local library is getting a facelift and volunteer fire departments can order new equipment, thanks to an experiment in budgeting. Residents of Rockaway and Broad Channel were allowed to vote on how City Councilman Eric Ulrich distribute...

PB-NYC Vote Celebration (D39)

PB-NYC Voting (D39)

PB-NYC District 8 Vote Celebration

PB-NYC Briefing at PB Conference

PB-NYC Voting (D8)

PB-NYC Voting (D39)

PB-NYC Voting (D39)

PB-NYC Voting in Flatbush (D45)

Melissa Mark-Viverito announcing District 8 voting results at last night's celebration - so impressed with PB that she's committing $1,540,000 to the top 6 projects!

Feature story in the NYTimes on PBNYC! The oddly poignant punchline: “Now I’m arguing for some complete strangers’ toilets.”


For Some New Yorkers, a Grand Experiment in Participatory Budgeting
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In a grand experiment borrowed from Brazil, ordinary New Yorkers were invited to control a small slice of their council members’ discretionary budgets.

Great article on voting in The Rockaways! Over 600 people have voted in the first 3 days! “It’s an amazing thing to allow people to make these decisions for themselves.” -John Cori


http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/rockaway-broad-channel-residents-vote-spend-1-million-art
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http://www.dnainfo.com/20120327/harlem/east-harlem-residents-vote-on-how-spend-1m-from-city-budget


East Harlem Residents Vote on How to Spend $1M From City Budget - DNAinfo.com
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Harlem Residents can vote for up to five projects to recieve the city's $1 million discretionary funds.