You Can Pick Which Windsor Terrace Project Gets City Funding

WINDSOR TERRACE, BROOKLYN — The city wants to know what you would do for your neighborhood if you had a million bucks and no, you can’t buy yourself a yacht.

New York City Council will be doling out $1 million in this year's round of participatory budgeting, when locals get to vote on what neighborhood projects should get city funding.

Windsor Terrace and Kensington residents will have one whole week — from April 7 to April 15 — to vote on which capital projects the neighborhood needs most, but it cannot be done online, according to City Council's announcement. Voters are going to have to trek out to one of seven spots in the area to cast their ballots.

There are eight projects in Windsor Terrace, Kensington and Park Slope to choose from — three playground improvements, three school improvements, and two library improvements.

So think it over, do your research and cast your vote. Here are the options in District 39:

• Resurface the soccer field in Albemarle Playground, shared by students at P.S. 230 and the Kensington community: $500,000
• Install playground-style exercise equipment for senior citizens at the Senior Fitness Playground: $400,000
• Install shade structure over sandbox and replace broken playground equipement at Harmony Playground: $450,000
• Replace the broken gate at the P.S. 118 schoolyard: $200,000
• Install Smart Boards that will bring interactive lessons to P.S. 131: $200,000
• Renovate John Jay Library into a community meeting and classroom space: $250,000
• Replace rusty sinks and splintered cabinets that are used by kindergarteners at at P.S. 282: $200,000
• Renovate Borough Park Library’s plaza and garden spaces: $400,000

Polls are open from April 7 to April 15. Click here to find out more about when and where you can vote for your favorite project.

Photo by Kathleen Culliton