Dear Center School Community,
Voting for District 6’s Participatory Budgeting ballot is going on now through Sunday, April 10, and Center School has a proposal in the running! Anyone who lives in District 6 — including kids 11 and up! — can cast a vote for up to three of the nine projects. Help decide how $1 million in city capital funds gets spent!
Votes can be cast online at https://www.participate.nyc. gov/processes/ccdistrict6/f/ 253/budgets/73/projects or in-person at the sites listed below.Below are the nine projects( from which you may choose three) and in-person voting locations information. > Education & Youth
1. Sarah Anderson School Technology Grant: $117,000
[P.S. 9, grades K-5, 100 W. 84th St.]
Purchase 12 Promethean Boards & 30 laptops with 1 laptop cart to ensure each classroom has a smart board & laptops that are connected to the smart boards. This project will ensure that the school has technology deployed to the classrooms to support an enriched & interactive learning experience.
2. Center School Technology Grant: $117,000
[M.S. 243, grades 5-8, 100 W. 84th St.]
Purchase 12 Promethean Boards & 30 laptops with 1 laptop cart to ensure each classroom has a smart board & laptops that are connected to the smart boards. This project will ensure that the school has technology deployed to the classrooms to support an enriched & interactive learning experience.
3. Jessie Isadore Straus School Infrastructure Improvements: $300,000
[P.S. 199, grades K-5, 270 W. 70th St.]
Upgrade & repair 2 existing student restrooms (replace fixtures, stalls, floor/wall tiling, ADA accessibility).
> Parks & Environment
4. Adult Fitness Equipment for Riverside Park: $300,000
Create an area with exercise equipment for adult use that includes a section for group classes and a cooling mist fixture.
5. Greening Broadway: $250,000
[Trees & Tree Guards for Broadway Above 72nd St.]
Install approximately 35 trees & tree guards on the sidewalks along Broadway. This would make the avenue a more attractive destination, is environmentally sound, & offers additional shade.
> Streets & Transportation
6. Bus Countdown Timers on Broadway: $320,000
[Intersection placement to be determined by DOT.]
Install four bus arrival time countdown timers on northbound & southbound multiple-route bus stops on Broadway, where they intersect with crosstown routes.
7. Security Cameras on Broadway, Amsterdam, Columbus, & Riverside Drive: $320,000
[Locations determined in consultation with NYPD.]
Install eight security cameras on Broadway, Amsterdam, Columbus, and Riverside Drive to deter crime and and ensure public safety.
> Housing
8. Security Cameras for Westside Urban Renewal Brownstones: $600,000
[NYCHA, West 90th St.]
Install approximately 15 security cameras at Westside Urban Renewal Brownstones to deter crime and ensure public safety.
9. Security Cameras for De Hostos Houses: $72,000
[NYCHA, 201 W. 93rd St.]
Install four security cameras for the ground floor of De Hostos Houses to deter crime & and ensure public safety.
> Voting Locations
Saturday, April 2
10AM-2PM Council Member Gale A. Brewer’s District Office, 563 Columbus Ave
12PM-3PM Trader Joe’s 2073 Broadway and 72nd St
Sunday, April 3
10AM-2PM Riverside Park Entrance at 83rd St
12PM-3PM Trader Joe’s 2073 Broadway and 72nd St
Monday, April 4
9AM-6PM Community Board 7 District Office 250 West 87th St
9AM-8PM The Westside Y 5 West 63rd St
9AM-6PM St Paul & Andrew Church 263 West 86th St
10AM-5PM St. Agnes Library 444 Amsterdam Ave
10AM-6PM Council Member Gale A. Brewer’s District Office, 563 Columbus Ave
Tuesday, April 5
9AM-6PM Community Board 7 District Office 250 West 87th
9AM-8PM The Westside Y 5 West 63rd St
9AM-6PM St Paul & Andrew Church 263 West 86th St
10AM-6PM Council Member Gale A. Brewer’s District Office, 563 Columbus Ave
10AM-5PM St. Agnes Library 444 Amsterdam Ave
12PM-5PM Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell’s Office 245 W 104th St
Wednesday, April 6
9AM-6PM Community Board 7 District Office 250 West 87th St
9AM-8PM The Westside Y 5 West 63rd St
9AM-6PM St Paul & Andrew Church 263 West 86th St
10AM-6PM Goddard-Riverside Community Center 593 Columbus Ave
10AM-6PM Council Member Gale A. Brewer’s District Office, 563 Columbus Ave
10AM-5PM St. Agnes Library 444 Amsterdam Ave
12PM-5PM Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell’s Office 245 W 104th St
1PM-8PM Rutgers Church 236 West 73rd St
3PM-6PM Trader Joe’s 670 Columbus Ave and 92nd St
Thursday, April 7
9AM-8PM The Westside Y 5 West 63rd St
9AM-6PM St Paul & Andrew Church 263 West 86th St
10AM-5PM St. Agnes Library 444 Amsterdam Ave
10AM-6PM Council Member Gale A. Brewer’s District Office, 563 Columbus Ave
12PM-5PM Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell’s Office 245 W 104th St
3PM-6PM Trader Joe’s 670 Columbus Ave and 92nd St
Friday, April 8
9AM-8PM The Westside Y 5 West 63rd St
9AM-6PM St Paul & Andrew Church 263 West 86th St
9:30AM-12PM GrowNYC Farmers Markets West 97th St btw Amsterdam and Columbus
10AM-6PM Council Member Gale A. Brewer’s District Office, 563 Columbus Ave
10AM-5PM St. Agnes Library 444 Amsterdam Ave
1PM-5PM Rutgers Church 236 West 73rd St
Saturday, April 9
9AM-6PM St Paul & Andrew Church 263 West 86th St
10AM-5PM St. Agnes Library 444 Amsterdam Ave
Sunday, April 10
10AM-2PM Riverside Park Entrance at 83rd St
Kindly,Lisa Procopio and Wendi Lee
Parent Volunteers
on behalf of The Center School
-THE CENTER SCHOOL- 