In a clever video posted on social media, the Council Member who represents Chelsea and parts of Hell’s Kitchen and Greenwich Village, donned his secret agent garb to give an assignment to some High Line Teens: announcing the winners of this year’s participatory budgeting contest. A.C. units for an auditorium, a media center, and a chairlift for a school took home the bacon.

17 May 2024 | 04:27

City Council member Erik Bottcher, who represents Chelsea and parts of Hell’s Kitchen, announced the results of this year’s participatory budgeting contest. The program allocates $1 million dollars to each of the city’s 59 council districts in “city capital funding” to provide improvements to public...