2.0 Borough Assemblies

What happens during the Borough Assemblies?

After Idea Generation, the Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) reviewed submitted ideas to ensure they met the required criteria for funding, filtering out ideas that were incomplete, offensive, outside of the CEC's scope (such as increasing staff at city agencies or changing a city agency's operations), or proposed capital projects or policy changes. The remaining ideas moved on to Borough Assemblies, where New Yorkers reviewed and prioritized them to help shape the final ballots that will be voted on in the spring in each borough.

What happened to your ideas?

All submitted ideas were reviewed by CEC staff and evaluated based on both eligibility and feasibility. After reviewing all ideas, each Borough Assembly received approximately 80 ideas that they then considered for the final ballot.

View the ideas that have advanced to the assemblies!

Borough Assembly Journey

Throughout four sessions, Assembly Members met and discussed the ideas for their borough. Each session allowed members to assess what their borough needs, understand the current resources available, and consider their own lived experiences:

• Session 1: Meet & Kick Off


  All Assembly Members came together from the 5 boroughs to start their participatory budgeting journey and learn about deliberative democracy.

• Session 2: Community Insights


  Assembly Members regrouped in their borough, and began to explore the variety of tools and resources provided to understand local needs. These insights were then connected with ideas submitted by New Yorkers.

• Session 3: Partner Connections


  Members connected with community-based organizations on their experiences throughout the borough. Then members reviewed and narrowed down ideas to move forward for consideration.

• Session 4: Final Selection


  Members collaborated and voted on the top ideas for the borough’s ballot!

What is the role of TRIE Partners in this phase?

TRIE partners represented their neighborhood coalitions to discuss with Assembly Members what makes a strong idea and what they see as potential resource gaps in the community. Participation in this phase by TRIE Neighborhood Partners ensures the needs of the CEC’s priority equity populations are reflected in the ideas that make it onto the final ballot.

For more details about TRIE, visit the How The People’s Money Works page.