1.0 Idea Generation

What happened during Idea Generation?

In the fall of 2022, New Yorkers were invited to attend public and virtual Idea Generation Workshops to:

• Learn how the city budget works

• Talk about what their neighborhoods need

• Share and develop ideas to improve their communities

They also submitted ideas online, here at Participate.nyc.gov.

Highlights from Idea Generation!

• Before launching, the CEC led a robust engagement process to request proposals from community-based organizations and other groups to partner with us to facilitate Idea Generation Workshops across the five boroughs. We received 220 applications and selected 82 partners. 

Get to Know our IG Partners

• The CEC and our 82 partners facilitated 523 Idea Generation Workshops across the city through which we engaged 12,344 New Yorkers.

• Besides workshops facilitated by our partners, the CEC also collaborated with Borough Presidents to host five borough-based Idea Generation Workshops. 

Community IG Workshops

• In total, New Yorkers submitted 2,023 ideas for the five boroughs and 2,116 ideas for the 33 equity neighborhoods.

Submitted Borough Ideas

       Submitted Equity Neighborhood Ideas