Vote Week for District 35 is March 29 – April 3, 2016! Enclosed below are the projects that will be on the ballot.
Volunteers are needed! Register now.
You can cast your ballot in our district office, 1 Hanson Place Suite 201 Brooklyn, NY 11243
(entrance on Ashland Place)
Additional Locations TBA
| Streets | President Street Bump-Outs | $300,000 | On President Street, create bump-outs to extend curbs into the street. This is a high-volume subway station with inadequate space for pedestrians. Project would decrease likelihood of injury/death. | President St. and Nostrand Ave. (2/5 Stop) |
| Streets | Bus Pads on Fulton Street | $220,000 | Bus pads replace the surface where buses stop and replace the pavement that gets warped with a solid concrete pad. The warped streets cause danger for bikes, the old and the young who walk there. | Fulton St. near to Clermont Avenue |
| Streets | Bump out at Washington Avenue and Dean Street | $300,000 | Create a bump-out at the Dean Street and Washington Avenue intersection. This is in response to increased vehicular traffic on Dean Street. It will help reduce the risk of pedestrian injuries. | Washington Avenue at Dean Street |
| Housing | Basketball court renovation at Lafayette Gardens | $350,000 | Renovation of basketball court. | Lafayette Gardens Housing development |
| Housing | Basketball court renovation at Whitman Houses | $350,000 | Renovation of basketball court | Whitman Housing Development |
| Housing | Basketball court renovation at Atlantic Terminal | $350,000 | Basketball court renovation | Atlantic Terminal Housing Development |
| Housing | Grounds Renovation | $500,000 | Project will be designed to budget in collaboration with the Resident Association leadership. Priorities to be considered will include lighting, trees, bushes, irrigation system and metal benches | Atlantic Terminal Housing Development |
| Housing | Safety upgrades in Farragut Housing Development | $500,000 | Design it to budget. Install Cameras in staircases and elevators. | Farragut Housing Development |
| Housing | Renovation to Willoughby Senior Center Entrance | $500,000 | Grounds Renovation for the outside. The entry way to the Willoughby Senior Center needs new walls, new paint and new floors. | Whitman Housing Development |
| Housing | Grounds Renovation | $500,000 | Project will be designed to budget in collaboration with the Resident Association leadership. Priorities to be considered will include lighting, trees, bushes, irrigation system and metal benches | Lafayette Gardens Housing Development garden |
| Housing | Grounds Renovation | $500,000 | Project will be designed to budget in collaboration with the Resident Association leadership. Priorities to be considered will include lighting, trees, bushes, irrigation system and metal benches | Ingersoll Housing Development Garden |
| Housing | Renovation of Farragut community center Entrance | $500,000 | Renovate the entry way to the Farragut community Center needs new walls, new paint and new floors. | Farragut Housing Development |
| Housing | HVAC system for the Willoughby Senior Center | $500,000 | HVAC system for the Willoughby Senior Center | Whitman Housing Development |
| Streets | Security cameras in Precincts 88 and 77 | $210,000 | Install Argus security cameras at intersections where NYPD precincts have identified a need. Each Argus unit is a set of 2 cameras. Three units will be allocated to each of the 2 precincts. | NYPD to choose place |
| Streets | Security cameras in precincts 71 and 78 | $210,000 | Install Argus security cameras at intersections where NYPD precincts have identified a need. Each Argus unit is a set of 2 cameras. Three units will be allocated to each of the 2 precincts. | NYPD to choose place |
| Education | New Technology for High-Need Schools: PS 375 & 532 | $310,000 | Creating a new computer lab at PS 375 and upgrading ancient AV technology in the auditorium at PS 532 will enable students at these two Title I schools to thrive in the 21st century. | 46 McKeever Pl & 1025 Eastern Pkwy, Crown Hts |
| Education | Renovate Decrepit Bathrooms at PS 9 & PS 316 | $300,000 | Better hygiene for 1250 children! Update 6 badly deteriorated bathrooms, including replacing broken toilets & installing hand dryers. PS 316 has Title I status & PS 9 is over 50% low-income. | 80 Underhill Pros Hts; 750 Classon Crown Hts |
| Education | Learning Walls for PS 20 | $36,500 | Install pin-able writable walls in 20 classrooms for students, teachers to actively co-create learning. 5 temporary walls already increasing learning, initiation, critical thinking and cooperation. | PS 20 The Clinton Hill School 225 Adelphi St. |
| Transit | Real-Time Information Signs: B65 & B44 Passengers | $120 -160,000 | Install real-time bus signs on two of the busiest lines in Brooklyn:
B65: Flatbush & Dean; Flatbush & Bergen; Bergen & New York; Dean & Nostrand B44: New York & Eastern Pkwy; Nostrand & Eastern Pkwy |
B65: 4 stops listed; B44: 2 stops listed |
New York City Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo 