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What is The People's Money?
The People’s Money is a citywide participatory budgeting (PB) process where New Yorkers decide how to spend part of the city’s budget on projects their communities need. This process happens every year and is open to all New Yorkers 11 and older, regardless of immigration or incarceration status.
How does The People’s Money work?
The People's Money consists of four phases and takes two years to complete. The first three phases run in one year, and the last phase, Project Implementation, runs in the second year.
First year:
Idea Generation - Share your ideas!
Borough Assemblies - Join an assembly and shape the ballot!
Voting - Vote on what matters most to you!
Second year:
Project Implementation - Where ideas come to life!
For more details, visit the How The People’s Money Works page.
The People's Money - 4th Cycle
2025 - 2027
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About this process
What is happening in the 4th Cycle of The People's Money?
Randomly selected New Yorkers convene to make up their Borough Assembly, where they are reviewing all eligible ideas to be considered for the final ballot. Throughout the winter, these assemblies will connect with community-based organizations, hear from city agencies, and learn about the resource gaps in their neighborhoods, to identify which ideas would make the most impact as projects. These projects would later end up on the ballot in the spring!
View the ideas that have advanced to the assemblies!
Funding Amount: $4 million from New York City's Expense Budget
What is The People’s Money?
The People’s Money (TPM) is a citywide participatory budgeting (PB) process where New Yorkers decide how to spend part of the city’s budget to help their communities thrive. This process happens every year and is open to all New Yorkers, including youth and immigrants.
How does The People’s Money work?
The People's Money consists of four phases and takes two years to complete. The first three phases run in one year, and the last phase, Project Implementation, runs in the second year.
First year:
Idea Generation - Share your ideas!
Borough Assemblies - Join an assembly and shape the ballot!
Voting - Vote on what matters most to you!
Second year:
Project Implementation - Where ideas come to life!
For more details, visit the How The People’s Money Works page.
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