Dear Neighbors,
Will it be a new community composting station in Hell’s Kitchen, or will it be clocks at bus stops that provide waiting passengers with bus arrival times?
Or maybe it will be a new public park on 20th Street, or equipment upgrades at Downing Street Playground?
Starting this weekend, you decide. Participatory Budgeting is taking place April 11-19 in District 3. Below are the projects that will be on the ballot, as well as times and locations for voting. Click here to commit to vote!
Also below is my monthly list of events that are happening in and around the district. I hope your month is off to a great start!
Thank you,
Will it be a new community composting station in Hell’s Kitchen, or will it be clocks at bus stops that provide waiting passengers with bus arrival times?
Or maybe it will be a new public park on 20th Street, or equipment upgrades at Downing Street Playground?
Starting this weekend, you decide. Participatory Budgeting is taking place April 11-19 in District 3. Below are the projects that will be on the ballot, as well as times and locations for voting. Click here to commit to vote!
Also below is my monthly list of events that are happening in and around the district. I hope your month is off to a great start!
Thank you,
Corey Johnson
Council Member, 3rd Council District
Participatory Budgeting
HOW TO VOTE
Culture and Community Facilities
1. Cooling System for Muhlenberg Library
209 W. 23rd St. (Chelsea)
Cost: $500,000
Funding will replace the building's HVAC cooling unit to ensure that the branch can continue to serve as a cool space in the summer months, which includes serving as an official NYC Cooling Center.
2. Renovations for Jefferson Market Library
425 Avenue of the Americas (West Village)
Cost: $500,000
Jefferson Market Library is one of the busiest libraries in Manhattan with up to 1,000 people visiting each year. Funding would go towards building a new bathroom in the lobby which is ADA-complaint.
Education
3. O. Henry Learning Campus Renovations
333 W. 17th St. (Chelsea)
Cost: $290,000
Hudson Guild, Lab High School, Lab Middle School, and Museum School would benefit from new gym bleachers, gym scoreboard, and locker room bathroom renovations.
4. Bathroom Renovations at Lab School
333 W. 17th St. (Chelsea)
Cost: $560,000
Students avoid current bathroom issues by waiting until after school and utilizing local restaurants. Project would renovate 2 student bathrooms on each floor and bathrooms adjacent to the cafeteria.
5. Bathroom Renovations for P.S. 3
490 Hudson St. (West Village)
Cost: $100,000
Renovation of existing bathroom facilities to promote a more sanitary environment for all students, faculty and school visitors.
6. P.S. 3 Library Renovations
490 Hudson St. (West Village)
$35,000
The library has not been renovated in over a decade. With the technological advances of the last decade, modernizing the library is important in meeting the educational needs of today’s students.
7. Public Address System Upgrade at Lab School
333 W. 17th St. (Chelsea)
Cost: $500,000
Public Address (PA) system repair and upgrades to support the needs of three separate schools in the building, as well as building-wide announcements.
Parks and Environment
8. New Park for the Community
136 W. 20th St. (Chelsea)
Cost: $200,000
Transform the vacant lot on West 20 th Street into a new public park for the community. Project would go towards demolishing the former Department of Sanitation building and environmental
clean up.
9. Revitalization of Chelsea Waterside Park
11th Ave. b/w W.22nd & W.24th (Chelsea)
Cost: $85,000
Chelsea has very limited green park space. The project would bring residents into this underused park by creating an interactive garden for local children, focusing on ethnobotany and native plants.
10. Downing Playground and Fountain Upgrades
1 Downing St. (West Village)
Cost: $200,000
Playground upgrades with new play equipment for children, as well as a safer, more child-friendly drinking fountain to replace the aging concrete structure that is currently falling apart.
11. Community Composting Center
(Hell's Kitchen)
Cost: $35,000
A year-round solar-powered, forced air composting system for residents of Hell’s Kitchen. The center would have the capacity for at least two compost drop-off days a week.
Parks and Recreation
12. New Soccer Turf Field at Fulton Houses
Fulton Houses (Chelsea)
Cost:$500,000
New soccer turf, including physical safety and ball-strike safety fence or netting for neighboring window safety, marked field, and durable permanent mini goals.
13. Resurfacing Sprinklers at Fulton Houses
Fulton Houses (Chelsea)
Cost: $345,000
The toddler sprinkler area is used extensively by the children. The area needs to be excavated and resurfaced with the right materials so the children can continue to enjoy it and play safely.
14. Upgrading Fulton Houses Basketball Court
Fulton Houses (Chelsea)
Cost: $425,000
This project would offer all residents access to a modern basketball court. Court requires pavement to be leveled, drainage correction, proper landscaping and court markings.
Streets, Sidewalks, and Transportation
15. Pedestrian Safety: Raised Crosswalks
West 45th St. and 9th Ave. (Hell's Kitchen)
Cost:$250,000
Help prevent further crashes, death and injuries for pedestrians by installing a speed table at a notoriously dangerous crosswalk at West 45th Street and 9th Avenue.
16. Bus Time Clocks for the M11 & M12
(Along the M11 and M12 Routes)
Cost: $200,000
Installation of bus time clocks that will provide waiting passengers with time information and bus arrival times.
17. Sidewalk Repair/Replacement
Chelsea-Elliot Houses (Chelsea)
Cost:$50,000
The sidewalk on West 26th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues is in desperate need of repair. It has become difficult to walk, push carriages and wheelchairs on the sidewalk.
VOTING LOCATIONS AND TIMES
My District Office
224 West 30th Street, Suite 1206
April 13-17 between 10 am and 5 pm
Andrew Heiskell Library
40 West 20th Street
Saturday, April 11 and Saturday April 18 between 12:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Hartley House
413 West 46th Street
April 11, 12, 18 and 19 between 9 am and 5:30 pm
Hudson Guild
441 West 26th Street, Dan Carpenter Room on the 2nd Floor
April 12 and 19 between 9 am and 6 pm
The Fulton Houses Tenants Association Office
419A West 17th Street
April 11, 12, 18 and 19 between 9 am and 6 pm
The LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street
April 18 and 19 between 9 am and 6 pm
Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
1 Clarkson Street
April 11,12, 18 and 19 between 9 am and 6 pm
Council Member, 3rd Council District
Participatory Budgeting
HOW TO VOTE
- Come to our District Office, located at 224 West 30th Street, Monday 4/13 to Friday 4/17, 10 am - 5 pm.
- Vote at a pop-up voting location around the district ( click here for voting sites) this weekend or next weekend.
Culture and Community Facilities
1. Cooling System for Muhlenberg Library
209 W. 23rd St. (Chelsea)
Cost: $500,000
Funding will replace the building's HVAC cooling unit to ensure that the branch can continue to serve as a cool space in the summer months, which includes serving as an official NYC Cooling Center.
2. Renovations for Jefferson Market Library
425 Avenue of the Americas (West Village)
Cost: $500,000
Jefferson Market Library is one of the busiest libraries in Manhattan with up to 1,000 people visiting each year. Funding would go towards building a new bathroom in the lobby which is ADA-complaint.
Education
3. O. Henry Learning Campus Renovations
333 W. 17th St. (Chelsea)
Cost: $290,000
Hudson Guild, Lab High School, Lab Middle School, and Museum School would benefit from new gym bleachers, gym scoreboard, and locker room bathroom renovations.
4. Bathroom Renovations at Lab School
333 W. 17th St. (Chelsea)
Cost: $560,000
Students avoid current bathroom issues by waiting until after school and utilizing local restaurants. Project would renovate 2 student bathrooms on each floor and bathrooms adjacent to the cafeteria.
5. Bathroom Renovations for P.S. 3
490 Hudson St. (West Village)
Cost: $100,000
Renovation of existing bathroom facilities to promote a more sanitary environment for all students, faculty and school visitors.
6. P.S. 3 Library Renovations
490 Hudson St. (West Village)
$35,000
The library has not been renovated in over a decade. With the technological advances of the last decade, modernizing the library is important in meeting the educational needs of today’s students.
7. Public Address System Upgrade at Lab School
333 W. 17th St. (Chelsea)
Cost: $500,000
Public Address (PA) system repair and upgrades to support the needs of three separate schools in the building, as well as building-wide announcements.
Parks and Environment
8. New Park for the Community
136 W. 20th St. (Chelsea)
Cost: $200,000
Transform the vacant lot on West 20 th Street into a new public park for the community. Project would go towards demolishing the former Department of Sanitation building and environmental
clean up.
9. Revitalization of Chelsea Waterside Park
11th Ave. b/w W.22nd & W.24th (Chelsea)
Cost: $85,000
Chelsea has very limited green park space. The project would bring residents into this underused park by creating an interactive garden for local children, focusing on ethnobotany and native plants.
10. Downing Playground and Fountain Upgrades
1 Downing St. (West Village)
Cost: $200,000
Playground upgrades with new play equipment for children, as well as a safer, more child-friendly drinking fountain to replace the aging concrete structure that is currently falling apart.
11. Community Composting Center
(Hell's Kitchen)
Cost: $35,000
A year-round solar-powered, forced air composting system for residents of Hell’s Kitchen. The center would have the capacity for at least two compost drop-off days a week.
Parks and Recreation
12. New Soccer Turf Field at Fulton Houses
Fulton Houses (Chelsea)
Cost:$500,000
New soccer turf, including physical safety and ball-strike safety fence or netting for neighboring window safety, marked field, and durable permanent mini goals.
13. Resurfacing Sprinklers at Fulton Houses
Fulton Houses (Chelsea)
Cost: $345,000
The toddler sprinkler area is used extensively by the children. The area needs to be excavated and resurfaced with the right materials so the children can continue to enjoy it and play safely.
14. Upgrading Fulton Houses Basketball Court
Fulton Houses (Chelsea)
Cost: $425,000
This project would offer all residents access to a modern basketball court. Court requires pavement to be leveled, drainage correction, proper landscaping and court markings.
Streets, Sidewalks, and Transportation
15. Pedestrian Safety: Raised Crosswalks
West 45th St. and 9th Ave. (Hell's Kitchen)
Cost:$250,000
Help prevent further crashes, death and injuries for pedestrians by installing a speed table at a notoriously dangerous crosswalk at West 45th Street and 9th Avenue.
16. Bus Time Clocks for the M11 & M12
(Along the M11 and M12 Routes)
Cost: $200,000
Installation of bus time clocks that will provide waiting passengers with time information and bus arrival times.
17. Sidewalk Repair/Replacement
Chelsea-Elliot Houses (Chelsea)
Cost:$50,000
The sidewalk on West 26th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues is in desperate need of repair. It has become difficult to walk, push carriages and wheelchairs on the sidewalk.
VOTING LOCATIONS AND TIMES
My District Office
224 West 30th Street, Suite 1206
April 13-17 between 10 am and 5 pm
Andrew Heiskell Library
40 West 20th Street
Saturday, April 11 and Saturday April 18 between 12:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Hartley House
413 West 46th Street
April 11, 12, 18 and 19 between 9 am and 5:30 pm
Hudson Guild
441 West 26th Street, Dan Carpenter Room on the 2nd Floor
April 12 and 19 between 9 am and 6 pm
The Fulton Houses Tenants Association Office
419A West 17th Street
April 11, 12, 18 and 19 between 9 am and 6 pm
The LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street
April 18 and 19 between 9 am and 6 pm
Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
1 Clarkson Street
April 11,12, 18 and 19 between 9 am and 6 pm