Saturday March 26th begins the 2016 NYC Participatory Budget (PB) voting process which runs through Sunday, April 3rd. Of the fourteen projects on the ballot in our District 5 this year, two would fund Roosevelt Island projects, including PS/IS 217 computer carts and the balance of funding needed to finish the PS/IS 217 Green Roof.
You can vote on or near the Island on Saturday, March 26 from 11am-2pm (during the RIRA Easter Egg Hunt) at Manhattan Park; Tuesday, March 29 from 4-7pm at the Island F subway station; Wednesday, March 30 from 4-7pm at Tramway Plaza (Manhattan side); or Thursday, March 31 from 7:30-10:30am at PS/IS 217. Absentee Ballot deadline tomorrow March 18. Order an absentee Participatory Budget ballot today or call 212 860-1950, deadline tomorrow, then vote by April 2nd. Roosevelt Island’s NYC Council Member Ben Kallos adds:
Tomorrow, Friday, March 18is thedeadlinetoregister to vote by mailatBenKallos.com/PB/Absentee
You decide on how tospend $1 millionin our community startingMarch 26ththroughApril 3rdas part of Participatory BudgetingAnyone 14 or over can vote by mail or in person at our district office for the entirety of vote week.March 26th April 3rd:
Monday Friday: 9:00AM 6:00PM
Saturday Sunday: 11:00AM 5:00PMWe will also make voting more convenient by bringing the ballots closer to you at mobile voting sites throughout the district with help from this cycles budget delegates who will be sponsoring even more vote sites as they continue to shepherd the process. Let us know when and where you’ll be voting with your reservation below:
Saturday, 3/26/2016:
10:00AM 2:00PM, East 82nd Street Greenmarket, RSVP
11:00AM 2:00PM, 20 River Road, Manhattan Park, Roosevelt Island, RSVPSunday, 3/27/2016:
10:00AM 2:00PM, Carl Schurz Park, RSVPMonday, 3/28/2016:
7:00AM 9:00AM, M79 Bus at York Avenue, RSVP
8:00AM 11:00AM, 311 East 82nd Street, P.S. 290, RSVP
4:00PM 7:00PM, East86th between Lexington and Third Avenue, RSVPTuesday, 3/29/2016:
7:00AM 9:00AM, M86 Bus at York Avenue, RSVP
7:30AM 10:30AM, 1700 Third Avenue, P.S. 198/77, RSVP
4:00PM 7:00PM, F Train Subway at Roosevelt Island, RSVPWednesday, 3/30/2016:
7:00AM 9:00AM, M67 Bus at First Avenue, RSVP
10:00AM 1:00PM, 411 East 76th Street, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, RSVP
4:00PM 7:00PM, Tramway Plaza at E59th Street, RSVPThursday, 3/31/2016:
7:30AM 10:30AM, 645 Main Street, P.S. /I.S. 217, Roosevelt Island, RSVP
4:00PM 7:00PM, East96th Street Subway Station, RSVPFriday, 4/1/2016:
7:00AM 9:00AM, M72 Bus at First Avenue, RSVPSaturday, 4/2/2016:
10:00AM 2:00PM, East 67th Street Greenmarket, RSVPPlease consider volunteering to help run a pollsite and if none of the dates and locations work for you or if it is just more convenient remember to register to vote by mail by tomorrow, Friday, March 18 at BenKallos.com/PB/Absentee