by Gina 
Just the name “Participatory Budgeting” might want to make you hit the snooze button, but it’s actually a unique opportunity to vote on a project that YOU want to see funded in our community. NYC has reserved $14 million in taxpayer dollars for this very purpose and as part of the 33rd District, there are some pretty innovative projects in the running that could potentially…
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I always find it sad that schools have to ask for this type of money rather than having an adequate budget to upgrade their facilities and technology. Hence, the schools always get my vote.