You can read our budget allocations below or download them in Open Document Speadsheet (ODS) and Excel (XLS):
Capital ODS / XLS and Expense ODS / XLS
Capital Funding
Capital ODS / XLS
| Category | Organization | Amount | Purpose of funds |
| Education | [02M077] LOWER LAB SCHOOL / [02M198] ISADOR E IDA STRAUSS - SECURITY UPGRADES | 88,000 | --BUILDING WIDE NETWORK OF SECURITY CAMERAS |
| Education | [02M114] EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL - ROOFTOP GREENHOUSE | 300,000 | --ROOFTOP GREENHOUSE |
| Education | [02M151] YORKVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES AND RENOVATION | 55,000 | --SMARTBOARD BUNDLES AND CLASSROOM CONVERSIONS |
| Education | [02M158] BAYARD TAYLOR SCHOOL - TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | 136,000 | --DESKTOPS (APPLE) AND PRINTERS |
| Education | [02M167] ROBERT F. WAGNER MIDDLE SCHOOL - TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | 250,000 | --SMARTBOARD BUNDLES, LAPTOP CARTS AND SCIENCE CLASSROOMS |
| Education | [02M177] YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL - TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | 58,000 | --SMARTBOARD BUNDLES AND LAPTOP CARTS (APPLE) |
| Education | [02M183] ROBERT L. STEVENSON - MOBILE CLASSROOM | 52,000 | --COMBO DESKS, HASKELL ETHOS SERIES |
| Education | [02M225] ELLA BAKER SCHOOL - TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | 35,000 | --SMARTBOARD BUNDLES |
| Education | [02M290] MANHATTAN NEW SCHOOL - GREEN ROOF AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | 520,000 | --GREEN ROOF AND SMARTBOARD BUNDLES |
| Education | [02M416] ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL - TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT UPGRADES | 70,000 | --LAPTOP CARTS, AUDITORIUM RISERS AND CAFETERIA TABLES |
| Education | [02M449] VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL - TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | 35,000 | --LAPTOP CARTS |
| Education | [02M459] MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | 35,000 | --LAPTOP CARTS (APPLE) |
| Education | [02M519] TALENT UNLIMTED HIGH SCHOOL - AUDITORIUM RENOVATION | 90,000 | --ACOUSITICAL WORK AND SOUND SYSTEM UPGRADES |
| Education | [02M527] EAST SIDE SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL ACTION - AUDITORIUM RENOVATION | 105,000 | --IMPROVEMENTS TO STAGE LIGHTING AND CURTAINS |
| Education | [02M565] URBAN ACADEMY LABORATORY HIGH - TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | 70,000 | --LAPTOP CARTS |
| Education | [02M655] LIFE SCIENCES SECONDARY SCHOOL - TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | 35,000 | --LAPTOP CARTS |
| Education | [75M138] PS138@MS114 - TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | 35,000 | --COMPUTERS, INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS AND ADAPTIVE KEYBOARDS |
| Education | [75M226] P226@JREC - TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT UPGRADES | 35,000 | --SMARTBOARD BUNDLES, NOTEBOOK SECURITY CART FOR LAPTOPS (APPLE) AND WALL DIVIDER |
| Education | [PB] [02M151] Yorkville Community School - Rooftop play space | 500,000 | Enclose rooftop yard |
| Education | [PB] [02M217] Roosevelt Island School - Green roof | 500,000 | Green roof |
| Housing | HOLMES TOWERS HOUSES - SECURITY UPGRADES | 500,000 | --ADDITIONAL SECURITY CAMERAS |
| Housing | LEXINGTON HOUSES - GROUNDS UPGRADES | 385,000 | --COMMUNITY GARDEN |
| Housing | LEXINGTON HOUSES - SECURITY UPGRADES | 500,000 | --ADDITIONAL SECURITY CAMERAS |
| Housing | ROBBINS PLAZA - EQUIPMENT UPGRADE | 50,000 | --INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL BENCHES |
| Housing | STANLEY ISAAC'S NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER - BUILDING RENOVATIONS | 350,000 | IMPROVEMENTS TO CEILINGS, WINDOWS AND ROOF OF THE SENIOR CENTER AND AFTER-SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER. (*Requested by Council Member, Does Not Appear in FY16 Budget.) |
| Parks | Asphalt Green - Pool filter upgrades | 100,000 | Upgrade two existing pool filtration systems |
| Parks | Department of Parks and Recreation | 61,000 | System of Physical Parks Improvements to Minimize Pests Including Dog Runs and Solar Compactors |
| Parks | JOHN JAY PARK - GREEN SPACE IMPROVEMENTS | 50,000 | --CREATION OF A SENIOR SPACE |
Expense Funding
Download ODS / XLS
| Category | Organization | Amount | Purpose of funds |
| Aging | Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association - New York City, Inc. | $1,000 | To fund, Medic Alert Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return, a nationwide wanderers program working at the local community level dedicated to finding people with memory disorders, who wander or become lost, and return them safely to their homes. |
| Aging | Carter Burden Center for the Aging, Inc., The | $15,000 | To support the Community Elder Mistreatment and Abuse Prevention Program. The staff performs extensive outreach, conducting seminars on personal Senior Safety at senior centers throughout Council District 5. |
| Aging | Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) | $1,000 | To support JASA Sundays providing educational opportunities and promote leadership and civic involvement. |
| Aging | Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc. | $5,000 | To fund the East Side Transportation Program which provides transportation services to older adult clients in District 5. |
| Aging | Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc. | $5,000 | To support the East Side Case Management Consortium, a network of social service providers on the East Side of Manhattan who have a long history of collaboration: Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, The Carter Burden Center for Aging and Search and Care. |
| Aging | Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc. | $5,000 | To fund the Center at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House which serves seniors with programming ranging from literature and foreign language to belly dancing and Tai Chi, in addition to three nutritious meals on site. |
| Aging | New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, Inc. | $10,000 | To support the Home Sharing and Respite Care Program. The programs respite care component provides certified in-home attendants to help elderly persons who are attempting to manage at home alone or whose caregivers have become ill or are temporarily away, to assist them with personal care, meal preparation, shopping, escorting, light housekeeping and laundry. |
| Aging | Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), Inc. | $5,000 | To fund a range of free technology-based programming that empowers older New Yorkers to become more socially and civically engaged, lead healthier lives, enjoy greater financial security, and engage in lifelong learning and creative expression. |
| Aging | Roosevelt Island Seniors Association (RISA, Inc.) | $30,000 | To fund programming for seniors at the center offering different exercise classes to better enhance the livelihood of our senior population: tai chi, zumba, pilates, yoga, building strength ,salsa, arts and crafts and computers. |
| Aging | Search and Care, Inc. | $5,000 | To provide comprehensive fee-free care management services for vulnerable older men and women living in Yorkville, Carnegie Hill, and East Harlem. |
| Aging | Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders, Inc. (SAGE) | $1,000 | To support programming through the SAGE Center,a full time senior center for LGBT older adults.Services include employment assistance, benefits counseling, legal and financial planning, educational offerings, health and wellness programs such as HIV and aging education, cancer support groups and congregate meals. |
| Aging | Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Inc. | $20,000 | Funding for Senior Services in support of wellness, nutrition, and fitness activities including the cost of instructors and supplies. |
| Aging | Vocal Ease, Inc. | $2,000 | Funds are for the production of on-site cabaret-style performances for senior citizens at hospitals, nursing homes, senior centers and senior residences. |
| Aging | Volunteers of Legal Service, Inc. | $5,000 | To fund the Elderly Project staff and pro bono attorneys in District 5 who provide services to low-income Manhattan seniors, and to the social workers and advocates who assist them. These services include direct counseling on critical issues involving housing, government benefits, and consumer debt, and the drafting and execution of wills, powers of attorney, and other essential life-planning documents. |
| Anti-Poverty | Church of the Epiphany | $5,000 | To fund food, supplies and preparation of meals for the hungry at the soup kitchen as well offer food stamp screening. |
| Anti-Poverty | City Harvest, Inc. | $1,000 | To fund the food rescue program, collecting excess food that would otherwise go to waste and deliver it, free of charge, to a network of community food programs. |
| Anti-Poverty | CityMeals on Wheels | $1,000 | To support operational expenses for food costs and vehicle maintenance. |
| Anti-Poverty | Council on the Environment, Inc. | $15,000 | To support GrowNYC projects and programs including the Greenmarket,Fresh Food Box, Open Space Greening, School Gardens, and the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education. |
| Anti-Poverty | Housing Court Answers, Inc. | $2,000 | To support a housing information hotline, provide educational materials for tenants on Housing Court, offer referrals to charities, legal service providers and social service organizations to people facing eviction and to fund the creation and distribution of tenant guides to Housing Court. |
| Anti-Poverty | Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Inc. (aka Pride of Judea) | $1,000 | To support health education and work with adolescents in schools as well as with children under five with on the autism spectrum and with developmental disabilities, and transportation operations. |
| Local | American-Italian Cancer Foundation | $10,000 | To support a no-cost Breast Cancer Screening Program and education services on our Mobile Care Clinic. |
| Local | Amigos del Museo del Barrio | $3,000 | To support the Making Connections program, artist-in-residency partnerships with schools and community organizations. |
| Local | Asphalt Green, Inc. | $7,500 | To support Asphalt Green's Waterproofing and Recess Enhancement Programs in District 5 as well as the Annual Snowman Competition and Sprinkler Day. |
| Local | Bayard Taylor School [02M158] | $7,500 | To fund in school Cultural and STEM education enrichment. |
| Local | Citizens Committee for New York City, Inc. | $1,000 | To fund the Neighborhood Grants program for skills building workshops, one-on-one project planning assistance and an equipment loan library to volunteer led groups. |
| Local | City University of New York School of Law Foundation, Inc., The | $10,000 | To support legal services clinic including advice and guidance in District 5. |
| Local | Civitas Citizens, Inc. | $5,000 | To fund work for an improved East River Esplanade park, address the deteriorated condition of the Esplanade and a documented lack of park space in the eastern portion of Manhattan as well as conducting outreach, raising awareness and working with residents. |
| Local | Civitas Citizens, Inc. | $5,000 | To study and research contextual development, create opportunities for economic growth through neighborhood-scale retail and commercial uses on avenues and major crosstown streets and expand affordable housing opportunities. |
| Local | Civitas Citizens, Inc. | $28,500 | To provide help education, training and community engagement around land use. |
| Local | Colonial Dames of America | $5,000 | To fund cultural and educational K-12 programs in District 5 |
| Local | Dances Patrelle, Inc. | $5,000 | To refurbish the Yorkville Nutcracker's original sets and costumes including back drop repair, replacement of party scene tree, new snow scene legs, Sugar Plum Fairy tutu/Cavalier tunic and various costumes/props. |
| Local | Department of Education | $5,000 | To fund "Teacher's Choice" to reimburse teachers in schools in Council District 5 for the purchase of classroom supplies of their choice. Purchases are made for appropriate educational materials for classroom use or other professional assignments. |
| Local | Department of Parks and Recreation | $7,500 | To provide support for a senior fitness class at John Jay Park. |
| Local | Department of Parks and Recreation | $7,500 | To provide funding for a Kids-in-Motion playground associate at St. Catherine's Park. |
| Local | Department of Transportation | $3,000 | To support a commercial bike forum. |
| Local | Department of Transportation | $3,500 | To sponsor a bike helmet fitting and give away program in District 05. |
| Local | DOROT, Inc. | $1,000 | To support the Homelessness Prevention Program which responds to the needs of underserved homeless New York City seniors. |
| Local | East 69th Street Association, Inc. | $1,000 | To funds seasonal plantings in all of the tree pits along both sides of 69th Street. |
| Local | East 86th Street Merchants and Residents Association, Inc. | $10,000 | To fund program that addresses quality of life issues, sanitation, overcrowded streets, transit services, advocate for services that meet the needs of the community,outreach to stakeholders to identify issues related to the expansion of residential and commercial development. |
| Local | East Side School for Social Action [02M527] | $3,000 | To fund school enrichment activities. |
| Local | Eleanor Roosevelt High School [02M416] | $10,000 | To fund the Model UN and Law team. |
| Local | Ella Baker School [02M225] | $5,500 | To support academic afterschool and summer enrichment activities. |
| Local | Eviction Intervention Services Homelessness Prevention, Inc. | $10,000 | To provide homelessness prevention services including: Housing Clinics - individual consults with experienced Landlord/Tenant Mediation, Assistance withPayback of Rental Arrears, Benefits Entitlement Counseling and Space Organization Resources and Tools for those confronting hoarding so extreme they risk being evicted. |
| Local | Four Freedoms Park Conservancy, Inc. | $10,000 | To support summer concerts such as musical and dance performances. |
| Local | Fractured Atlas Productions, Inc. | $3,000 | To provide technical assisitance to artists by providing education about liability and insurance policies, identifying venues and patron relationship management. |
| Local | Friends of Firefighters, Inc. | $2,500 | To support the Outreach Program to provide information and psycho-education about services FoF provides to FDNY active and retired firefighters and their family members. |
| Local | Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts | $10,000 | To maintain and expand architectural education programs taught during the school day to first through fifth grade students. |
| Local | Gillen Brewer School, Inc., The | $5,000 | For operation and maintenance of rooftop space at a school for children with language, emotional, developmental, learning and health-related disabilities |
| Local | Health Advocates for Older People, Inc. | $2,000 | To fund the Healthy Aging Program which promotes maintenance of physical and mental health with a series of exercise classes, wellness programs, intellectual stimulation activities and safe environment assessments for our neighborhood elderly. Exercise classes promote flexibility, balance, muscle strength, and agility, all of which help to prevent falls and injures and help elders to remain mobile. |
| Local | Historic Districts Council, Inc. | $5,000 | To fund the Preservation School, a program to provide community advocates with the knowledge skills needed to preserve shape the character of neighborhoods. The series of 8 evening classes includes such topics as research, reading architectural plans, building types styles, materials zoning. |
| Local | Hospital Audiences, Inc. | $3,500 | Funding will be applied to performing artists’ fees, transportation, monitoring and adminstration. |
| Local | InterSchool Orchestras of New York Inc. | $3,000 | To provide free weekly music lessons for beginning and intermediate students at the Julia Richman Education Complex on East 67th Street. An instrument introduction event and a free concert at the school will be used to encourage children to participate. Children who cannot afford an instrument can be loaned one for no cost. Additionally, these students will receive reduced or free tuition to participate in ISO’s orchestras or band. |
| Local | Jazzmobile, Inc. | $3,500 | To fund Summerfest, a free Concert series to bring Jazz, Blues, and Salsa: masters, legends, and emerging artists, into communities throughout NYC. |
| Local | Junior High Annex [02M226] | $3,500 | To provide support for Literacy and Math In-Class Materials. |
| Local | Legal Aid Society | $5,000 | To support Citywide Civil Legal Services in District 5 including housing, education, tax law, health, foreclosure prevention, homeless rights, government benefits, employment, low-wage worker, immigration, family/domestic violence, law reform, consumer law, elder law, disability law, and community development work. |
| Local | Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) | $2,500 | To support the production of our Legal Resource Guides with the information to navigate the City’s complex Family Courts. |
| Local | Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, Inc. (LGBT Center) | $1,000 | To support the LGBT Community Crisis Intervention program which provides crisis support and information to assist LGBT individuals. Common areas of assistance are HIV/AIDS support, immigration resources, addiction recovery counseling, and housing medical assistance. |
| Local | Life Sciences Secondary School [02M655] | $2,000 | To fund school enrichment activities. |
| Local | Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc. | $7,500 | To support an economic development program to identify empty storefronts, analyze industry sectors, identify MMBE owned businesses and provide resources and education to the business owners in supporting their long term success both from a technical perspective and marketing perspective to attract new customers and tourists. The program’s data will be made available to the public and will allow to trends to be monitored in a proactive versus reactive manner. |
| Local | Manhattan International High School [02M459] | $2,000 | To fund school enrichment activities. |
| Local | Medicare Rights Center, Inc. | $3,000 | To lead a Town Hall Enrollment and Outreach Day in District 5, educating residents on state and federal Medicare-related benefits and follow up to assist with completing applications. |
| Local | Met Council Research and Educational Fund, Inc. | $5,000 | Funds will be used to support the Walk-in Clinic as well as to research and build a list of affordable and rent regulated housing. |
| Local | Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty, Inc. | $1,000 | To support the social services department and underwrite the cost of case workers who help clients under threat of eviction or utility shutoff, those who cannot pay medical bills and have other emergencies. |
| Local | MFY Legal Services, Inc. | $8,000 | To provide free legal assistance — from advice to full representation — to low-income New Yorkers on housing, public benefits, disability rights, employment, consumer, foreclosure, nursing home, and family matters. |
| Local | Museum of Jewish Heritage | $3,000 | To support education for public school students with tours of our Core Exhibition, innovative curricula, pre- and post-visit materials, interfaith programs, Holocaust Survivor presentations, and online activities suit different learning styles as well as professional development seminars for classroom teachers with the latest pedagogical tools in Holocaust education, and our internship for high school students offer practical experience and paid employment. |
| Local | Museum of the City of New York | $3,000 | To fund New York at Its Core, a major exhibition on the city’s sweeping 400 year history opening in February 2016. |
| Local | New York City Coalition Against Hunger, Inc. | $5,000 | To fund programs that connect low-income New Yorkers to fresh produce and government nutrition benefits and to recruit volunteers and provide technical assistance to kitchens and pantries citywide so that they can better meet the needs of their clients. |
| Local | New York City Housing Authority | $1,250 | To fund tenant association events for Holmes Towers. |
| Local | New York City Housing Authority | $1,250 | To fund tenant association events Lexington Houses. |
| Local | New York City Housing Authority | $1,250 | To fund tenant association events Robbins Plaza. |
| Local | New York City Housing Authority | $1,250 | To fund tenant association events Stanley Isaacs. |
| Local | New York City Police Department - 114th Precinct | $1,000 | To support the Police Explorers program. |
| Local | New York City Police Department - 17th Precinct | $1,000 | To provide support for the Precinct Community Council. |
| Local | New York City Police Department - 19th Precinct | $2,500 | To provide support for the Precinct Community Council. |
| Local | New York City Police Department - 19th Precinct | $2,500 | To purchase bikes for the NYPD. |
| Local | New York City Police Department - 23rd Precinct | $1,000 | To provide support for the Precinct Community Council. |
| Local | New York Legal Assistance Group, Inc. | $10,000 | To provide free, civil legal services to underserved neighborhoods where vulnerable individuals face numerous barriers to accessing legal services. NYLAG attorneys and financial counselors will provide service on a broad range of matters, including immigration, family law, housing, public benefits, healthcare and home care, advance planning, consumer protection, guardianship and elder abuse. |
| Local | New York Library Association | $5,000 | To establish five Literary Landmarks in district 5 during the year. Each designation will have a program open to the public that will have speakers who will explain the literary significance of the site. The bronze plaque will be unveiled at each dedication. The funding will be for the bronze plaque, research of potential sites, planning coordinating the event and administrative services. |
| Local | New York Road Runners, Inc. | $3,500 | To support a community run and walk program in District 5 |
| Local | New York State Tenants and Neighbors Information Service, Inc. | $5,000 | To expand programs for tenant education, counseling and organizing in rent regulated, Mitchell Lama and Project-Based Section 8 buildings; help individual tenants- solve problems regarding leases, overcharges and other housing issues; notify eligible tenants about the newly-expanded Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption and help them apply for this important protection; and guide tenants through complicated administrative processes. |
| Local | Non-Traditional Employment for Women | $1,000 | Funding will train women in core and advanced, specialized trainings, placing women in mid-wage positions in the skilled trades. To expand its community partnerships, Career Technical Education High Schools, and NYCHA to focus on recruiting graduating high school seniors and NYC public housing residents for a two-week Boot Camp Introductory Training Program, with the goal of offering an enhanced support network. |
| Local | Office of Emergency Management | $3,000 | To fund an Emergency Preparedness Event with giveaway of Go Bags and Go Bag Kits |
| Local | Office of Emergency Management | $5,000 | To fund CERT Roosevelt Island, CERT UES and CERT Manhattan 8 |
| Local | Participatory Budgeting Project, Inc. | $5,000 | To provide funding for educating the community /public about the City Council, civic participation and engagement in the New York City budgeting process |
| Local | Participatory Politics Foundation | $5,000 | To bring Councilmatic, as a free and open-source public resource using open civic data from the New York City Council. Councilmatic will be maintained and operated by PPDF to provide an independent user-friendly and more-accessible portal to the NYC legislative process, serving as a transparency resource and the foundation for a unique engagement platform. Councilmatic will offer pages for every council member and legislative item, to track and share official information about issues and committees in the NYC Council. Councilmatic will enable translation of legislative process into other languages and plain-language summaries of major legislation, for greater public participation. |
| Local | Pro Bono Net | $5,000 | To provide LiveHelp online chat/legal assistance in English and Spanish. Training and outreach to constituency and social services, libraries, CBOs, senior services, etc. about availability of online legal help, selfhelp know your rights materials, mobile site access, referrals, multilingual resources and staffing support. Keeping library of resources and referrals up to date. |
| Local | Progressive Technology Project | $20,000 | To improve and implement CiviCRM, an open source tool that is available for free download by all New Yorkers that would facilitate client relationtionship management (CRM). |
| Local | Robert Louis Stevenson [02M183] | $1,000 | To support a school art show. |
| Local | Rooftop Films, Inc. | $5,000 | To host public screenings outdoors in the summer of 2016. |
| Local | Roosevelt Island Disabled Association | $5,000 | To fund bus transportation cost: Bus drivers, Insurance, costs to maintain and repair bus as needed. Bus needs Heat and AC repair and repairs of its lending wheelchairs and scooters Communications Phone and Fax and Internet access Postage, Office and printing supplies Paper and plastic Supplies for pot luck dinners held through the year along with a Thanksgiving Day meal. |
| Local | Roosevelt Island Historical Society | $5,000 | Funds will be used to support the visitors center, activities including programs, lectures and tours, and maintenance and dissemination of artifacts and historical documents. Support services include landscaping, consumable supplies, and utilities and telephone. |
| Local | SAC Sutton Area Community, Inc. | $5,000 | To enhance the quality of life in the Sutton area by engaging seniors and other residents and businesses by supporting the Taste of Sutton Program |
| Local | Samaritans of New York, Inc. | $1,000 | To support suicide prevention community resource program, increase residents’ ability to access needed mental health and substance abuse services. Program provides the information and resources high-risk individuals (and their caregivers) need to access the type of help and support that fits their personal, social and cultural needs, from treatment through discharge and follow-up. Funds are for district resource guide, outreach campaign, site visits to schools, neighborhood centers, places of worship, etc. |
| Local | Service Program for Older People, Inc. (SPOP) | $2,000 | To support the delivery of mental health care to older adults. Specific services include evaluations, psychotherapy, medication management, specialized substance abuse counseling and integrated physical and behavioral health care. |
| Local | Tank, Ltd. | $5,000 | To provide free and subsidized rehearsal hours for emerging artists, to remove economic barriers from the creation of new work. Artists developing and premiering new plays, dance, and music receive additional free space as requested. |
| Local | Upper Green Side, Inc. | $5,000 | To fund Shred-A-THon paper shredding events, as well as implementing/supporting other recycling initiatives (electronics, clothing, corks, CFLs, eye glasses, household batteries). |
| Local | Urban Academy Laboratory High School [02M565] | $2,000 | To support the Reading Initiative for New Books. |
| Local | Urban Academy Laboratory High School [02M565] | $3,000 | To support academic enrichment and tutoring programs. |
| Local | Urban Justice Center | $5,000 | To help groups of tenants through tenants’ rights education, legal assistance during the bidding process to promote the purchase of buildings by responsible owners, and legal advice and representation for tenants facing rent increases, eviction, and a lack of repairs. |
| Local | Vanguard High School [02M449] | $5,000 | To fund in school programing with Girls Who Code. |
| Local | VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired | $1,000 | To provide public education on eye disease and blindness prevention to seniors, healthcare professionals and organizations. |
| Local | Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY) | $1,000 | To conduct a series of trainings about accessing housing, rights as a tenant and assistance with finding housing as well as providing resources such as real estate lists. |
| Local | York Theatre Company Inc. | $5,000 | To fund The York Theatre Companys Developmental Reading Series for public schools in District 5 |
| Local | Yorkville East Middle School [02M177] | $10,000 | To support afterschool programing with Marqui Studios. |
| Youth | Auxilliary Police Supervisorsbenevolent Association of NYC, Inc. | $3,500 | To fund games, marketing, promotion, food, youth initiatives and materials associated with National Night Out costs. |
| Youth | Big Apple Circus, Ltd. | $5,000 | To support Circus For All, an access program designed to ensure that everyone can attend the circus, regardless of economic barriers. The program provides free and deeply discounted tickets each year to low-income children, families, and seniors in New York City. |
| Youth | Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City, Inc. | $5,000 | To fund mentoring support services to promote positive outcomes and youth choice, voice, and personal accountability. Funds support staff time for volunteer mentor training/screening, case management, counseling/problem-solving, referrals to meet needs (health, academic, legal assistance), workshop planning and execution. |
| Youth | Bike New York, Inc. | $5,000 | To provide Learn to Ride classes for kids on Roosevelt Island and to purchase helmets to give away to kids at these classes. |
| Youth | Center For Independence Of The Disabled In New York, Inc. | $5,000 | To fund Step Up ,a transition program that helps students with intellectual and learning disabilities to develop marketable soft-skills for their post-secondary life. |
| Youth | Chabad-Lubavitch Of The Upper East Side, Inc. | $5,000 | To support afterschool programing for the youth of District 5 |
| Youth | Chess-in-the-Schools, Inc. | $10,000 | To fund the Scholastic Tournament Program for a Chess Tournament in District 5. The tournament will be offered free of charge to competitors and are open to all children in New York City. |
| Youth | Generation Citizen, Inc. | $3,500 | To fund an educational program for a civics course using a peer-to-near-peer mentorship model. Students build consensus around a personally relevant issue (e.g., teen pregnancy), analyze its underlying root causes, and develop and execute a strategic action plan to address the problem. Over the term, students learn civic knowledge and skills (including research, public speaking, and group collaboration) to utilize throughout their lives. Finally, students participate in “Civics Day,” presenting their plans to public officials, fellow classes, and other community members. |
| Youth | Inwood House | $5,000 | To fund the Educational Guidance Program which provides pregnant at-risk teens specialized resources to help them complete secondary school and pursue postsecondary education. |
| Youth | Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc. | $15,000 | To support the Afterschool and Summer Camp programs for low-income children on the East Side.The Afterschool program serves children throughout the academic year with an emphasis on arts education and aquatics. The Summer Camp offers specialty camps in dance, drama, music and visual arts, as well as three nutritious daily meals. |
| Youth | Main Street Theatre Dance Alliance | $5,000 | Funds will be used to provide tools and materials for sets, costumes and lighting for student productions for the 2015 season. |
| Youth | New York Cares, Inc. | $1,000 | To support personnel for Youth Education programming, which helps disadvantaged children and teens to gain the literacy, math and test-taking skills they need to prepare for college and the workforce. |
| Youth | New York City Urban Debate League, Inc. | $3,500 | Funds will be used to provide schools in District 5 with free debate education opportunities year round including a district wide debate tournament as well as outreach and programming to schools in the district. |
| Youth | New York Junior Tennis League | $10,000 | The funds will be used to provide free recreational tennis and educational programs for beginner and intermediate players, ages 5-18 years in district 5 during the summer, fall, winter or spring. Loaner racquets and balls will be provided to all participants. Special events, team tennis tournaments and trips are a regular part of the program schedule. |
| Youth | R&R Concerts, Inc. | $5,000 | To present performances of classical music at the Good Shepherd Center on Roosevelt Island. With no admission fee and complemented by outreach performances for members of the community with limited mobility. |
| Youth | Roosevelt Island Youth Program, Inc. | $18,500 | To fund piano, drums, guitar and violin lessons to youth ages 8 to 15, beginners and intermediate lessons will be offered. |
| Youth | Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Inc. | $5,000 | To provide funding for Cyclopedia, a bicycling program for youth. Cyclopedia works in a 7-week summer cycling program for a series of rides that are planned out by the youth with monthly rides during the school year. In addition to promoting health and wellness, youth increase their knowledge of mapping, geography, and New York City history. Children utilize technology to document and share their experiences using a weekly blog format. |
| Youth | Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Inc. | $5,000 | To support the Youth Employment and Education Services (YES) program at New York City Public Housing (NYCHA) Developments. YES works with 17-24 year old youth with low academic skills, high social barriers, and lack of connection to work or school and provides them with job training in four sector-based employment pathways: Home Health Aide, Child Care, Customer Service/Hospitality, and Food Service. |
| Youth | Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Inc. | $10,000 | To support the Afterschool Program at the Youth and Family Services building at 1792 First Avenue with afterschool activities and an all-day summer camp. |
| Youth | StoryCorps, Inc. | $5,000 | To support the Island Kids Summer Camp which serves children aged 4-10. Activities include swimming, sports, art, science, theater and music. |
| Youth | Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Association | $15,000 | To support programming including the Educational Outreach Programs including free Poetry Center Schools Project, Teens Program and Literacy Projects providing writing instruction and literary presentations to immigrant New Yorkers and those seeking GEDs, in partnership with East Harlems Union Settlement Association in District 5. |
| Youth | Young People's Chorus of New York City, Inc. | $5,000 | To support staff as they prepare lessons for the core after-school component of YPC’s Choral Literacy and Performance Program, as well as in YPC’s Satellite Schools Program in New York City public schools. |
Speaker Capial Funding for Projects Requested by Council Member Kallos
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| Project title | Amount |
| Asphalt Green | 513,000 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage | 934000 |
| New York Public Library [Roosevelt Island Branch] | 1,500,000 |
| NYC Parks - East Harlem Esplanade | 3,000,000 |
Speaker Expense Funding for Projects Requested by Council Member Kallos
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| Organization | Amount | Purpose of funds |
| 92nd Street Y (Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association) | $75,000 | Funds will continue to support programming at 92nd Street Y that is free-of-charge for the participants. The Educational Outreach Program brings high quality programming and instruction in music, dance, visual arts, literature, and science to over 7,500 at-risk New York City public school students. The Teens Program provides free civics, leadership and community service education and opportunities to over 1,200 middle and high school students. Literacy Projects, provide ESL, writing instruction, and exceptional literary presentations to 280 immigrant New Yorkers and those seeking GEDs. |
| Asphalt Green, Inc. | $175,000 | Funding for The Waterproofing Program serving over 1,300 children/year in a free swim program during the school day, and the REP program which transforms the recess period from an often dangerous, chaotic situation into a safe, fun and active time. |
| Carter Burden Center for the Aging, Inc., The | $80,000 | To support and enhance 10 core programs: the Social Service Unit, Community Elder Mistreatment Abuse Prevention Program, Carter Burden Senior Program, C.V. Starr Adult Day Services, Covello Senior. Program, Volunteer Services, Case Management Unit, Making Art Work, Carter Burden Gallery. Services provided include counseling, case assistance, advocacy, information, referral, help with benefit applications, senior center programming, social model adult day, volunteer programs, arts & craft classes, access to cultural events. |
| Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc. | $40,000 | Funding for the East Side Case Management Consortium. The East Side Case Management Consortium is a network of experienced social service providers on the East Side of Manhattan who have a long history of collaboration: Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, The Carter Burden Center for Aging and Search and Care. These organizations are long-standing service providers to the older adults in the community and experts in the field of aging. |
| Medicare Rights Center, Inc. | $70,000 | Medicare Rights will provide counseling, intensive case and legal assistance, and help enrolling in public benefits to thousands of seniors, people with disabilities, and their caregivers who are confused by or unable to pay the costs associated with health insurance. Medicare Rights will grow its Spanish-language Helpline for Spanish speaking Medicare beneficiaries and caregivers and promote these resources to residents citywide. |
| New York City Coalition Against Hunger, Inc. | $50,000 | Funding will increase participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly food stamps and other nutrition assistance benefits, and to assist low-income households citywide who remain eligible to retain benefits. This program improves the nutritional status of recipients and reduces their need for food from Emergency Food Providers. Additionally, we will conduct technical assistance to soup kitchens, food pantries and community based organizations. |
| New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, Inc. | $60,000 | Funding will support the citywide Home Sharing and Respite Care Program. |
| New York State Tenants and Neighbors Information Service, Inc. | $100,000 | The funding will be used to: 1) provide counseling and referrals to individual tenants with housing problems; 2) educate tenants who live in affordable housing about their rights; 3) conduct skills-building and leadership development trainings for grassroots tenant leaders; 4) help tenants who live in affordable housing organize strong and democratic tenant associations; and 5) help tenant associations carry out campaigns around issues of concern in their buildings, such as tenant harassment, poor conditions, or a threat to long-term affordability. |
| Older Adults Technology Services (OATS, Inc.) | $25,000 | Funding would support efforts to offer technology training to older adults in diverse districts across NYC. |
| Roosevelt Island Youth Program, Inc. | $25,000 | To support a community Youth Center which will operate afterschool and on weekends to offer computer labs, music programs, game room, television room, educational programming, SAT Prep and High school prep classes. |
| Urban Justice Center | $50,000 | To fund the costs of a new commissary cooperative for street vendors. |
Initiative Funding
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| Source | Legal Name of Organization Requesting Funding | Amount | Program Name | Purpose of Funds |
| Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) | 92nd Street Y (Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew Association) | 20000 | Yorkville Community School | This funding supports after-school programs that are in partnership with cultural programs and institutions to provide arts enrichment citywide. |
| Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) | American Museum of the Moving Image | 20000 | Roosevelt Island | This funding supports after-school programs that are in partnership with cultural programs and institutions to provide arts enrichment citywide. |
| Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) | Childrens Museum of the Arts, Inc. | 20000 | Public School 158M Bayard Taylor | This funding supports after-school programs that are in partnership with cultural programs and institutions to provide arts enrichment citywide. |
| Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) | Circle in the Square Theatre School, Inc. | 20000 | Talent Unlimited High School | This funding supports after-school programs that are in partnership with cultural programs and institutions to provide arts enrichment citywide. |
| Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) | Creative Minds NYC, Inc. | 20000 | Isador E. Ida Straus | This funding supports after-school programs that are in partnership with cultural programs and institutions to provide arts enrichment citywide. |
| Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) | Hospital Audiences, Inc. | 20000 | East Side Middle School | This funding supports after-school programs that are in partnership with cultural programs and institutions to provide arts enrichment citywide. |
| Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) | National Dance Institute, Inc. | 20000 | Robert L. Stevenson | This funding supports after-school programs that are in partnership with cultural programs and institutions to provide arts enrichment citywide. |
| Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) | Wingspan Arts, Inc. | 20000 | Manhattan New School | This funding supports after-school programs that are in partnership with cultural programs and institutions to provide arts enrichment citywide. |
| Cultural Immigrant Initiative | Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts | 15625 | The funds will be used to support cultural organizations to provide programming focused on the cultural history or traditions of an immigrant community in New York City. This initiative would increase access to unique cultural offerings that focus on immigrant heritages. | |
| Cultural Immigrant Initiative | Historic Districts Council, Inc. | 15625 | The funds will be used to support cultural organizations to provide programming focused on the cultural history or traditions of an immigrant community in New York City. This initiative would increase access to unique cultural offerings that focus on immigrant heritages. | |
| Cultural Immigrant Initiative | Midtown Management Group, Inc. | 15625 | The funds will be used to support cultural organizations to provide programming focused on the cultural history or traditions of an immigrant community in New York City. This initiative would increase access to unique cultural offerings that focus on immigrant heritages. | |
| Cultural Immigrant Initiative | Roosevelt Island Youth Program, Inc. | 15625 | The funds will be used to support cultural organizations to provide programming focused on the cultural history or traditions of an immigrant community in New York City. This initiative would increase access to unique cultural offerings that focus on immigrant heritages. | |
| Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative | Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, The | 5000 | This allocation represents a restoration of $4 million and an enhancement of $680,000. The allocation for the DoVE Initiative will support the neighborhood-based provision of domestic violence services in New York City. The funds will be used to support community-based organizations that provide prevention and empowerment workshops, comprehensive service referrals and legal advocacy to victims of domestic violence. Safe Horizon will administer this program and provide technical assistance to the providers. | |
| Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative | New York Legal Assistance Group, Inc. | 5000 | This allocation represents a restoration of $4 million and an enhancement of $680,000. The allocation for the DoVE Initiative will support the neighborhood-based provision of domestic violence services in New York City. The funds will be used to support community-based organizations that provide prevention and empowerment workshops, comprehensive service referrals and legal advocacy to victims of domestic violence. Safe Horizon will administer this program and provide technical assistance to the providers. | |
| Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative | Sanctuary for Families, Inc. | 15000 | This allocation represents a restoration of $4 million and an enhancement of $680,000. The allocation for the DoVE Initiative will support the neighborhood-based provision of domestic violence services in New York City. The funds will be used to support community-based organizations that provide prevention and empowerment workshops, comprehensive service referrals and legal advocacy to victims of domestic violence. Safe Horizon will administer this program and provide technical assistance to the providers. | |
| Healthy Aging Initiative | Roosevelt Island Seniors Association | 12500 | The Healthy Aging Initiative is intended to improve the health of older adults by addressing one or more of the following issues: 1) programs that promote healthy behaviors such as physical activity, smoking cessation, nutrition and infectious diseases; 2) programs that detect the onset of chronic disease such as diabetes and hypertension; 3) programs such as strength training to prevent falls and other injuries through education or exercise; 4) programs to teach older adults practical skills to manage the pain of arthritis or deal with fatigue and stress. | |
| Healthy Aging Initiative | Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Inc. | 12500 | The Healthy Aging Initiative is intended to improve the health of older adults by addressing one or more of the following issues: 1) programs that promote healthy behaviors such as physical activity, smoking cessation, nutrition and infectious diseases; 2) programs that detect the onset of chronic disease such as diabetes and hypertension; 3) programs such as strength training to prevent falls and other injuries through education or exercise; 4) programs to teach older adults practical skills to manage the pain of arthritis or deal with fatigue and stress. | |
| Housing Preservation Initiative (HPI) | Urban Justice Center | 50000 | The Housing Preservation Initiative (HPI) provides funding for neighborhood-based groups to design and implement a grassroots, neighborhood-based approach to stop the loss of affordable housing. HPI seeks to protect affordable housing and promote neighborhood stabilization in needy districts. HPI funding helps local organizations work with local residents and institutions to protect affordable housing and promote neighborhood stabilization. |