Many Residents Now Can Shape How Money is Spent, But Will They?

More New Yorkers than ever before will take part in participatory budgeting this year. Can organizers engage enough residents in a process that relies on their engagement to succeed?
More New Yorkers than ever before will take part in participatory budgeting this year. Can organizers engage enough residents in a process that relies on their engagement to succeed?
“If I was working, I wouldn’t be coming here.”
At the Bronx Works Farmers’ Market, locals shop for fresh produce and listen to music