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NYC Property Owners Could See Their Water Bill Rise by 8.5%
The biggest water bill hike in years is driven by water board fees revived by the Adams istration.
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Elderly New Yorkers Throng City Hall to Protest Proposed Cuts to Senior Centers
Department for the Aging faces $80 million reduction on top of previous slashes to programs that provide free meals and social events.
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Adams’ Latest Budget Restores Cuts to Cops, Pre-Schools
The executive budget unveiled by the mayor on Wednesday paints a rosier revenue picture than previous plans, but libraries will still have to make do with less.
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LISTEN: ‘Don’t Fudge it in the Budget’
Citizens Budget Commission President Andrew Rein s hosts Katie Honan and Harry Siegel to break down what we know about the nearly quarter-trillion dollar state budget that just dropped, weeks late, what to expect from the city’s ongoing budget negotiations, and much more.
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State Budget Deal Buoys Adams — But It Comes With High Price Tag
Hochul gives mayor wins on housing and migrant aid, while skipping school funding and Medicaid reforms that would have helped curb coming deficits.
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Kids ‘Eating More’ Blamed for School Cafeteria Cuts, NYC Budget Boss Says
Jacques Jiha, director of the Office of Management and Budget, offered the surprising explanation at a City Council budget hearing on Monday.
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City Council Clears Lawsuit Against Mayor Adams to Press Housing Voucher Expansion
The Council’s resolution comes on the same day the Adams istration announced an initiative to add 1,500 homes for CityFHEPS voucher holders.
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Empty Cases, Hungry Kids: School Cafeteria Cuts Send Shockwaves
The effects of the cuts are spreading beyond school cafeterias. Manufacturers were shocked by New York City’s decision to yank major menu items midyear.
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How Adams Played City Budget Numbers, Conjuring a Crisis
The mayor says his late-2023 program cutbacks were simply good management. Financial watchdogs say strategic projections of dire shortfalls tied to migrant aid created a distorted picture of city finances.
Posted inFAQ NYC
LISTEN: Is It a Crime, Empire State Edition
A week’s worth of news dropped Tuesday afternoon and evening, with the city and state budget proposals plus the first disclosure of who’s putting money into Eric Adams’ legal-defense fund and a update on who’s backing his reelection campaign. Hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss all this, and more. If you like […]