A participant writes an idea on a sticky note during an Idea Generation Workshop.
New Yorkers Decide

    A new cycle of The People’s Money is now open! New Yorkers can propose ideas for community projects online or at an Idea Generation Workshop from October 14, 2026, to November 18, 2026.

    Submit an idea!

New York City Civic Engagement Commission (CEC)


The Civic Engagement Commission enhances civic participation, promotes civic trust, and strengthens democracy in New York City by: 

  • Running a citywide participatory budgeting program, The People's Money, that lets New Yorkers decide how to spend public money in partnership with community-based organizations and civic leaders;
  • Providing language interpretation services at poll sites for limited English proficient New Yorkers through our Voter Language Assistance program; and
  • Providing assistance and trainings to community boards.


Download the above information in your language:

هيئة المشاركة المدنية في مدينة نيويورك
নাগরিক অংশগ্রহণ পরিষদ
纽约市公民参与委员会
紐約市公民參與委員會
Commission de l'engagement civique de la ville de New York
Komisyon Angajman Sivik Vil New York
뉴욕시 시민참여위원회
Komisja ds. Zaangażowania Obywatelskiego Miasta Nowy Jork
Комиссия по вовлечению общественности г. Нью-Йорка
Comisión de Participación Cívica de la Ciudad de Nueva York
نیو یارک سٹی تمدنی شمولیت کمیشن

Visit the Civic Engagement Commission’s interactive website to take part in The People’s Money, NYC’s citywide participatory budgeting program.


Find your poll site for the upcoming election on the Board of Elections website:


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