New York City Council
Policy

City Council members balk at $4.5 million in cuts to supportive housing rental subsidies

The Adams administration defended the proposed reduction as “right-sizing.”

  • By Ethan Geringer-Sameth

News & Politics
Politics

Latimer plans trip to Israel, county budget, before making an announcement about ‘future plans’

The Westchester County executive is being encouraged to primary Rep. Jamaal Bowman over Bowman’s perceived lack of support for Israel.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Policy
Policy

New York City Council adopts budget, but not without criticism

The City Council voted to adopt a $107 billion budget for fiscal year 2024 by a vote of 39-12, following difficult negotiations with Mayor Eric Adams.

  • By Annie McDonough, Jeff Coltin and Sahalie Donaldson

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: Restoring cuts to NYCHA’s Vacant Unit Readiness Program

The Adams administration’s proposed cuts would have left thousands of NYCHA units vacant in the middle of a housing crisis.

  • By Amanda Farías

Budget
Policy

The fiscal year 2024 New York City budget, by the numbers

The $107 billion budget deal is the largest in city history, but features spending cuts.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson and Jeff Coltin

Budget
Policy

Eric Adams, Adrienne Adams shake hands on $107 billion NYC budget

Despite a year of contentious budget negotiations, the city leaders reached a budget deal before the deadline.

  • By Annie McDonough, Jeff Coltin and Sahalie Donaldson

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: Mayor Adams, protect our city by funding our parks

Chronic underfunding is disproportionately affecting low-income communities, whose parks depend solely on public funding.

  • By Mark Levine and Adam Ganser

Budget
Policy

Hochul and fiscal watchdogs warn of larger-than-expected state budget deficits

The state’s spending is on track to outpace its revenue by more than $10 billion, leading conservatives to call for decreased spending and progressives to call for more taxes on the wealthy.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Policy
Policy

Nonprofits make final appeals as New York City budget deadline nears

Negotiations have “been tense since day one,” said City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.

  • By Jeff Coltin

Rikers Island
Policy

Elected officials sound the alarm on proposed city budget cuts to Rikers

Amid proposed cuts to jail-based programming, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams says the Eric Adams administration is at a crossroads

  • By Shantel Destra

Budget
Opinion

Opinion: Budget cuts threaten meals for older adults

Mayor Eric Adams proposal to cut $12 million from the aging department couldn’t come at a worse time with record inflation and food insecurity.

  • By Gale A. Brewer and Jeremy L. Kaplan

Policy
Policy

City Hall budget officials clash with City Council members at final hearing

New York City Budget Director Jacques Jiha faced spirited questioning from City Council members as they argued cuts will harm city services.

  • By Annie McDonough

New York City Council
Policy

NYC Schools won’t see cuts in September, Banks pledges

The Department of Education is still seeing a spending reduction, but individual schools might not.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Policy
Policy

Library presidents highlight services for migrants in appeal to avoid budget cuts

NYC’s public library systems staved off the latest round of budget cuts ordered by Mayor Eric Adams, but they still face cuts from a previous savings mandate.

  • By Annie McDonough

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s fiscal problem is even worse than it looks

Mayor Eric Adams’ budgets should not provide the final say on the city’s finances.

  • By Olivia Gonzalez

Budget
Policy

The budget is finally finished. Here are the issues left to tackle this session.

Housing, criminal justice and transgender health care are all on the docket for New York lawmakers and advocates.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Budget
Politics

Hochul’s late budget strategy seems like it worked

It took a while, but the governor got concessions on bail, charter schools and more.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Criminal Justice
Policy

Contrary to Hochul’s stated plan, bail reform rollbacks apply to low level offenses

The state budget includes removing the “least restrictive” standard for all offenses – not just bail-eligible offenses.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis and Shantel Destra

Budget
Policy

What made it into the 2024 New York budget?

From public safety to housing – here’s a guide on where the biggest policy issues stand in the agreement.

  • By Shantel Destra and Rebecca C. Lewis

Policy
Policy

There’s no time to read budget bills, and Albany leaders are just fine with that

The budget is already a month late, but legislative leaders are still bypassing a three-day aging period meant to give lawmakers a chance to read the dense legislation

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis
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