Upper East Side School, Playground Improvements Funded Through Participatory Budgeting
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Improvements to two neighborhood schools won funding during this year's participatory budgeting cycle, City Councilman Ben Kallos announced Thursday.
Nearly 2,500 residents from the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island voted on how to allocate $1 million to improve the neighborhood.
The projects that won funding are:
- 1,514 votes – P.S. 183 Green Science and STEM Lab Classroom - $600,000
- 1,139 votes – P.S. 198/77 Playground Renovation - $500,000
The cost of both projects exceeded the $1 million allotment, but Kallos said his office will chip in $100,000 in capital funds to make sure both projects are fully funded. If the project you voted for didn't make the cut, all is not lost.