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Queens pols unveil winning participatory budgeting projects

Ryan Schwach

April 24, 2023 |

Queens Daily Eagle |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Through participatory budgeting, New York residents can propose and vote for community improvement projects through their local city council. In one Queens City Council district, more than 2,300 people aged 11 and up voted to allocate funding to five projects, including new trees and sidewalk guards, new X-ray equipment for the area hospital, and a hydroponic science lab for a local school.

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