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More Projects to Choose / Playgrounds and Schools for Greenpoint – Williamsburg PB Vote

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In New York, Participatory Budgeting (or PB) is a relatively new program where district residents participate directly in the city budgeting process, deciding how to spend $1,000,000 in city funds. These funds can go towards capital projects in our parks, our schools—or wherever else the residents of our district decide.

Yesterday we profiled the BOOKlyn SHUTTLE mobile library project, and gave an overview of the PB voting process, which you can read about here.

Meerkat Media Collective provides us with “A quick introduction to an inspiring form of participatory democracy taking root across America” in this super enjoyable video.

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Food, Glorious Food – Tostadas and Habaneros. and Xi’an Famous Foods Comes to Greenpoint

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  • Shaka, dudes: looks like Roberta’s will be hitting the beach, Rockaway Beach, that is. DNA Info reports that Bushwick’s wood-oven pizza pushers have signed a lease at Beach 96th Street, just blocks away from the erstwhile Rippers, their snack shack colab with Williamburg’s Meat Hook.
  • Liza de Guia’s documentary series, Food Curated, is all about the city’s small-batch food producers. The New York Times has picked it up as a weekly feature, and it starts today. Watch the video of Sonya Samuels putting together her kickass, fruit-based habanero sauce, Bacchanal Pepper Sauce.
  • Heads up, Greenpoint! “Young gun restaurateur Jason Wang is expanding his family’s wildly popular cheap eats chain Xi’an Famous Foods to Greenpoint, Brooklyn.”
  • Like spring and Godzilla, the waterfront feast known as Smorgasburg returns. This year’s whopping lineup of 100 vendors at East River State Park debuts newcomer Fanny Moy, with LA-style seafood tostadas of fish, octopus, shrimp, and fresh, local vegetables. Smorgasburg Kent Ave at No. 7th Street, Saturdays, 11-6

Bring Books to Brooklyn’s Kids / Vote for BOOKlyn SHUTTLE for Williamburg & Greenpoint

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The BOOKlyn SHUTTLE, a project of St. Nicks Alliance, is a Pratt-designed library and education center on wheels. The book bus will have a library, and will also provide storytelling, reading, and arts & crafts events.

“Literacy is really important for academic as well as for economic well being,” said Lai-Wan Wong, Director of Youth and Education for St. Nicks Alliance. “Not everybody can buy books at retail prices,” she said, explaining that North Brooklyn’s libraries are often closed on evenings and weekends, the times working parents could take their kids to check out books.

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Public Hearing on Domino Redevelopment for Affordable Housing, Open Space, and Local Jobs

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On Tuesday, April 1st, 2014, the NYC Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises will be holding a PUBLIC HEARING on the Domino Sugar redevelopment proposal by Two Trees Management. El Puente, alongside a coalition of fellow community organizations has been following the project’s progression and, at every turn, advocating for community benefits. We want to make sure the community gets the best deal possible!

For those that are interested in speaking, El Puente will be hosting a community orientation to the Domino project on Monday at 6:30pm at 211 S. 4th Street. PLEASE RSVP TO SIGN UP, AND LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE THERE ON TUESDAY!

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