UWS GETS PORK DIET

By [Dan Rivoli] The City Council released its list of pork?the money that Council members dole to nonprofits and organizations in their district?and the Upper West Side got a lean cut. Gale Brewer, who represents the Upper West Side in the Council, received $377,339 in discretionary spending. In the 51-member City Council, that puts Brewer fifth from the bottom, [according to an analysis by Gotham Gazette](http://gothamgazette.com/article/searchlight/20100630/203/3301), a news website published by good government group Citizens Union. Gotham Gazette tallied individual member items, excluding member items from borough delegations (Brewer co-chairs the Manhattan delegation) or the Speaker?s office. Melissa Mark-Viverito, whose[ Council district covers the Upper West Side](http://www.gothamgazette.com/graphics/district/council/maps/008.gif) from West 96th Street to West 110th Street, received $592,964 in discretionary funding. Her district also covers East Harlem. By contrast, Dominic Recchia, who represents Coney Island and Gravesend, Brooklyn, received $1.37 million. He also chairs the powerful Finance Committee. But West Side organizations and institutions still received millions in funding from the Council. American Museum of Natural History received $1.75 million to renovate and expand a building for education programs and elevator maintenance. Jewish Guild for the Blind, on 15 W. 65th St., will get a million dollars to renovate its facilities. Riverside Park will get $300,000 for restoration of the Hamilton Fountain Plaza entry stairs. Here's Brewer's full press release about member items and other money given to West Side groups. [Brewer Member Items](http://www.scribd.com/doc/34324783/Brewer-Member-Items)