About This Site

What Is This?

The District 40 Dashboard is a community-built resource for residents of Flatbush, East Flatbush, and Midwood in Brooklyn, New York. It aggregates public information — legislation, transit alerts, local services, and representative contacts — into one accessible place.

This is not an official NYC government website. This is an independent project intended to make civic information easier to find and understand for District 40 residents, including those who speak Spanish, Haitian Creole, or Bengali.

What It Does

• Tracks legislation introduced or voted on by Council Member Rita Joseph and the full NYC Council, sourced directly from the city's Legistar system
• Generates plain-language AI summaries of legislation so residents can understand what bills actually do without reading dense legal text
• Translates legislation summaries into Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Bengali to reach more of the community
• Surfaces real-time MTA transit alerts for subway and bus lines serving District 40
• Provides a directory of local representatives, city services, and community resources

AI-Generated Content

Legislation summaries and translations are generated using Claude, an AI assistant made by Anthropic. These are provided as a convenience to help residents understand complex legislation — they are not official interpretations and may contain inaccuracies. Always verify important information through the NYC Council Legistar system or by contacting your council member's office directly.

A Note on Translations

Page translations (Spanish, Haitian Creole, Bengali) are AI-generated and have not been fully reviewed by native speakers. They are intended to provide general accessibility, not as certified translations. For matters involving legal rights, benefits eligibility, or health decisions, please seek assistance from a qualified interpreter or the organizations listed on the Resources page. Resources.

Who Built This

Devonte is a software engineer from Brooklyn, and a graduate of The Marcy Lab School. He built the District 40 Dashboard as a community resource for the Flatbush neighborhood he calls home — with the belief that civic information should be accessible to everyone, regardless of language or technical background.

Privacy

This site does not collect personal information, require account creation, or track individual users. Language preference is stored locally in your browser and never sent to any server.

Contact & Feedback

To report an error, suggest a resource, or get in touch, please reach out through the GitHub issue tracker .