You can get information about the City budget.

The community gets to decide how to spend part of the public budget. You can learn how to participate in this.

The Office of Management and Budget publishes financial reports. These include quarterly budget modifications. These reports are available online and in print.

Learn more about the City's budget.

The community gets to decide how part of the budget is spent.

Participatory Budgeting lets the community:

  • Discuss local needs
  • Develop proposals to meet these needs

You can participate with your community to decide how to spend part of a public budget. Public meetings are held throughout the year.

Decisions are made through a public vote, where residents choose which proposals to fund.

Learn more about PBNYC and how to participate.

The People’s Money is New York City’s annual citywide participatory budgeting program focused on expense projects.

All New York City residents 11 and older, regardless of citizenship status, can vote in the People's Money to help decide how to spend part of the city’s budget.

Each resident will vote on their home borough ballot. The ballots are available in English and 12 additional languages.

More information, including the list of proposed projects, is available online at www.participate.nyc.gov.

Deadline

The deadline to vote is June 16.

How to Vote

Eligible residents can vote:

Online

Residents 11 and older can vote online at on.nyc.gov/pb.

In Person

You can find in person voting sites at www.participate.nyc.gov.

Questions

By Email

If you have additional questions, send an email to participate@civicengagement.nyc.gov.

By Phone

  • Agency: Civic Engagement Commission
  • Phone Number: (646) 769-2032
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM

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