By Gus Saltonstall

It is the most magical time of year.

Participatory budgeting season.

Both Upper West Side Councilmembers Gale Brewer and Shaun Abreu are looking for ideas from residents on how they should each spend up to $1 million in funding in the neighborhood.

The idea submission phase will last until November 28, which will then be voted on by the public in the spring. The ideas that receive the most votes from locals during that period will be granted funding in the upcoming New York City budget.

If you want your project to have a chance at qualifying, it must cost at least $50,000 to complete, and it must have a lifespan of more than five years if it has to do with infrastructure, or at least three years if it involves electronics, such as funding the purchasing of laptops f

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