Harlem and Upper West Side Residents to Have a Say in Budgeting Process
By Jeff Mays, DNAInfo.com, Tue, 2011-10-11
Residents in East Harlem and parts of the Upper West Side will have a say in how $1 million in capital funds are spent throughout their neighborhoods in next year's budget process. East Harlem City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito is one of four councilmembers trying out participatory budgeting, a process where community members get to vote on which community projects receive funding.