Participatory Budgeting

After months of preparation, now is your chance as an Upper Manhattan resident to make your voice heard on how to improve our community with $1,000,000 in public funds. For the third year in a row, my office is offering the community the opportunity to get directly involved through Participatory Budgeting. This year we have

Coffee with Council Member Mark Levine

Please come out and meet your City Council Member Mark D. Levine in the first of our “Coffee with Levine” series, a monthly meeting between community residents and the Council Member. Our first event will take place in Washington Heights at Carrot Top Pastries on January 29th at 9:30 a.m. Please bring your neighbors and

West Harlem Rezoning Awaits Council Subcommittee Vote

Local community board generally supported 90-block rezoning, but requested that portion of West 145th Street be downzoned to protect existing HUD buildings. On October 3, 2012, the City Council’s Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee heard testimony on the Department of City Planning’s proposal to rezone 90 blocks in West Harlem. The rezoning would impact approximately 1,900