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Help Decide How $2M Will Be Spent In Disctrict 38 At Upcoming Participatory Budgeting Neighborhood Assemblies

Following a kick-off meeting [/blog/politics/first-district-38-participatory-budgeting-meeting-of-2014-monday-night] last week, the participatory budgeting process is underway in District 38 [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/map.shtml], and there are several upcoming neighborhood assemblies where you can get involved to let Councilmember Carlos Menchaca [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/

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Participatory Budgeting Win Bringing Air Conditioning To PS 10

School will once again be cool, thanks to a big win for PS 10 [http://ps10.org/] (511 7th Avenue, between Prospect Avenue and 17th Street) in District 38’s first ever participatory budgeting vote. Along with Red Hook’s PS 15 [http://www.ps15patrickfdaly.org/], South Slope’s PS

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Discover District 38’s Participatory Budgeting Projects At March 15 Expo

For the first time this year, Council Member Carlos Menchaca’s [https://www.facebook.com/Carlos4Council] District 38 is taking part in participatory budgeting, which gives neighbors a chance to tell our local officials how we should spend $2 million dollars around the community. If you would like to learn

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New Councilman Mark Treyger Discusses Superstorm Sandy Relief and Coney Island In City & State Video

Newly- elected Councilman Mark Treyger turned a “laser like focus” on Super storm Sandy, where damage in his district that covers much of Southern Brooklyn is still evident. “First and foremost [my priority is] to return a sense of safety and normalcy for the families in Southern Brooklyn,” Treyger, who

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Carlos Menchaca Makes List Of 40 Under Forty Rising Political Stars

Congratulations are in order for Carlos Menchaca [http://www.carlos2013.com/], council member-elect for District 38, who was recently named one of City & State’s rising political stars [http://www.cityandstateny.com/2013-new-york-city-rising-stars-carlos-menchaca/] under the age of 40. Menchaca, 33, defeated incumbent Sara Gonzalez [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/

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Council Member Gonzalez Backs Out Of Tuesday Debate

A 38th District Council debate scheduled for Tuesday evening by Transportation Alternatives [http://transalt.org/], Turning Point [http://turningpointbrooklyn.org/] and Purpose ended up being a one-sided affair after incumbent Council Member Sara Gonzalez [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/home.shtml] failed to attend, according to an article