New York City – Since the Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office he has doled out approximately $19.7 million in discretionary funding, according to a memo released today by the administration.
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In the memo, Deputy Mayor Edward Skyler details who received discretionary funding from the administration, including past and present council members. After the jump, there is a list of members and how much he or she received from the administration since fiscal year 2003.
This year, the mayor did not hand out any discretionary funding.
According to the memo, the administration is working with the Department of Investigation to ensure none of the funds were misappropriated.
So far, the memo says, about 1,600 groups have applied to qualify for discretionary funds for this year’s budget, which includes a more strenuous vetting process than pre-council slush fund scandal. Of those, 1,000 have completed the process to date.
Here is who got what of the mayor’s money:
Councilmember Simcha Felder: $5.7 million
Former Councilmember Dennis Gallagher: $642,499
Former Councilmember Martin Golden: $205,000
Former Councilmember Andrew Lanza: $1.68 milion
Councilmember Miguel Martinez: $15,000
Councilmember Leroy Comrie: $80,000
Councilmember Erik Martin Dilan: $150,000
Councilmember Jimmy Oddo 1.37 million
Former Councilmember Madeline Provenzano: $2.17 million
Councilmember Joe Addabbo: $20,000
Councilmember Domenic Recchia: $2.15 million
Councilmember Bill de Blasio:$351,000
Councilmember Kendall Stewart: $20,000
Councilmember Helen Sears: $311,000
Councilmember Diana Reyna: $20,000
Councilmember Peter Vallone: $1.6 million
Councilmember Al Vann: $20,000
Councilmember Maria Baez: $410,000
Councilmember Maria del Carmen Arroyo: $117,500
Former Councilmember Yvette Clarke: $375,000
Councilmember Annabel Palma: $6,500
Councilmember Letitia James: $75,000
Councilmember Bill Perkins: $35,000
Councilmember Vincent Ignizio: $250,000
Councilmember Jimmy Vacca: $20,000
Councilmember Sara Gonzalez: $55,000
Councilmember James Sanders: $318,000
what did felder do with it all???
I think a lot of it went to satmar. truth be told, the jewish community has a lot more social services that the others & that can be the simple reason why simcha got the most.
>what did felder do with it all???
The question is not what did felder do with it, the question is why didn’t we come out and vote for felder?
I did, my guess is you didn’t.
If felder did good witht the funds why didnt he say so obviously it didnt make it to the right places.
this is old hack being used by the gothamgazzette to smear whoever they can once again/ this report was out months ago
FELDER streamlined the process for the organazations nudging him for support so his district had many more applications than others
satmar did not get that much (approx 250G)which was mainly for the food campaign before pesach
the list of donations is public & fair
This is news thats too late. For all those that asked what did Felder do for us, now you know. The money was given to many of the local organizations that help people daily, including: Mekimi, Hatzolah, Shomrim, Chaveirim, and others.
And now that our community did not vote for Felder, where will the funds come from???
Gelt comes from Hashem, not Simcha Felder nor Michael Bloomberg. Simcha was a puppet of Bloomberg as “Baal Hameah Baal Hadeah” and that is why he lost. Bloomberg + Simcha = higher taxes.
What about local, fledgling, grass roots organizations that can’t help as many people as they need because they don’t have funding? As a grantwriter, I see big organizations walking away with the big bucks, much of which is spent on administrative costs & nice offices. But the small social services orgainzation that helps the Almoneh on your corner is working out of someone’s dining room…THEY should be getting funding!
Some of my clients have multi-million dollar budgets. Others are barely scraping it together to pay the phone bill. Who needs it more? That’s hard to say, but I can tell you this…the “mom & pop” organizations are also doing great work. The Simcha Felders may not get the kudos, the awards, or the honors from these small & financially strapped organizations, but so what? They fulfill their missions every day.
It’s not WHAT you know, it’s WHO you know. And I should know!!
Do me a favor don’t give the orginazations my tax money let’s cut spending maybe we can get out of this mess
Here is some of the organizations that got money by Councilman Simcha Felder this year.
Bonei Olam, Inc. $10,000
Congregation Kehal Premishlan, Inc. $50,000
Congregation L’man Achai $5,000
Ezer L’Nefesh $5,000
Ichud Mosdos Hachinuch of Brooklyn $5,000
Council of Neighborhood Organizations,$18,750
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), $10,000
Congregation Uvos Ubonim $3,500
Masbia $50,000
Yeled V’Yalda $200,000
United Community Services $100,000
UJ Care $200,000
Tomche Shabbos of Boro Park and Flatbush $25,000
Boro Park Shomrim $20,000
Sephardic Bikur Chomlim $270,000
Rodeph Chesed $50,000
Pescha Elias Bikur $35,000
Relief Resources $300,000
Ohel Childrens Home $225,000
Mekimi $50,000
Guardians of the Sick $65,000
Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol, Inc. $20,000
Chai-Life Line $25,000
Center for Community Resources $15,000
Chavirim $30,000
Now stuff is starting to make a lot of sense. Simcha I must say you did the right thing by voting for Congestion Pricing. This is called an elected official that thinks about his community.
Simcha I know you have one more year in office do the best you could for the district.
How come Bonei Olam only got $10,000.00 ??
Who is Kehal Premishlan? $50,000.00 ??????
Somthing Smells Fishy Here
Lock & Load
Simcha Felder was a great leader? What a JOKE?
1) He has voted YES for congestion pricing.
2) Oh yes! Busy with pigeon droppings
3) Simcha Felder since when are you a council member from Williamsburg? By staying neutral you would have gotten 100% of Boro Park, you get involved with UJCare now you lost it!
4) UJCare $200,000? Is that in Boro Park?
He is already a corrupted politician.
Rabosei, don’t you see the Yad Hashem at work here. If we don’t give “Masser” the government will take our money and give it to the Mosdos. Support the chshuva mosdos in our community and I guarantee you – better yet the Ribono Shel Olam – guarantees you lose anything. You’ll get it all back, maybe even through some sort of rebate from the government. Now wont that be ironic!
wow!! UJ Care $200,000 what about ani erchu kodem?? what about more importent org in Boro park?
boro parker, your list is very nice but the totals dont come close to the amount that simcha recived.
9:06,
dont live in felder’s disctrict…
I wrote “some”.
Congregation Kehal Premishlan, Inc. $50,000 Working with youth who are at-risk, homeless, expelled from school, divorced parents, etc.
UJ Care $200,000 variety of services for the jewish community in Williamsburg and Boro Park
Parents for Torah for All Children $18,000 parents and teachers workshops
Otsar Family Services $10,000 support families with handicapped family members + provide programs
Igud L’ Hachzokas Torah $25,000 counseling and mentoring teens at-risk
Boro Park boy Says:
Simcha Felder was a great leader? What a JOKE?
1) He has voted YES for congestion pricing.
2) Oh yes! Busy with pigeon droppings
3) Simcha Felder since when are you a council member from Williamsburg? By staying neutral you would have gotten 100% of Boro Park, you get involved with UJCare now you lost it!
4) UJCare $200,000? Is that in Boro Park?
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First of all he is not was.
1)Voted for Congestion Pricing cause he new that it won’t pass by Shelly Silver and he did very smart. The community got paid in return.
3 & 4)Satmar – UJ Care represents all of Satmar from Orange County to everywhere in Brooklyn. Last time I checked most of Boro Parker Satmar belong to Monroe and UJ Care represents them. Again Felder serves his district.
Stam gevorfen “He is already a corrupted politician.” What makes him corrupted? He brings & serves his district? You don’t have to agree with everything he does, but overall the past 7 years he was the only elected official that represents Boro Park that served everyone no matter where you lived.
What I see from the list is that Simcha made sure that organizations that help teens at risk got money. Simcha good job we need to help these boys. Keep up the good work.
UJcare $200.000. WHY ??? is this b.p. balony most of satmar b.p. is with willi. why does he mix in satmar politic…… that’s why the people in b.p. did’nt vote for him…. and they made the right judgment , we don’t want an openly corrupted politician
Congregation Kehal Premishlan, Inc. $50,000
Sephardic Bikur Chomlim $270,000
?????
This whole thing smells Spinka.
Khal premishlan saved my future it must have costed them at least 30 grand.
Signed-b”h today off drugs and working hard davining 3 times a day
Sorry for that I didnt know what Premishlan does…
But this whole Money thing Smells Fishy…
Lock & Load
Where is this K’hal Premishlan located.
What the heck is Relief Resources $300.000 (Three Hundred Thousand Dollars)
Now that we didnt vote for Simcha, mosdos won’t get money next year!
vote in lazar you will have everthing in different format. i dont say simcha wasnt good i voted for him and i made 5 other people vote for him.