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Here's How Your Neighborhood Spent Its Tax Dollars

By Emilie Ruscoe | May 26, 2015 4:59pm | Updated on May 26, 2015 6:17pm

The ballots have been cast in this year's round of participatory budgeting, and the results are in. Now New Yorkers can see exactly what they've chosen to fund where by consulting a map published by City Council.

Participatory Budgeting Map

24 city council districts were part of participatory budgeting this year, and $32 million in discretionary spending was awarded to projects selected by voting community members. Education projects were the most numerous among the funded projects citywide, followed by parks and recreation projects.

Take a look at the map and see what your neighborhood opted to invest its tax dollars in. Did you vote in this year's participatory budgeting?