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NYC Mayor & Speaker Announce $112.4 Billion Budget Deal

June 28, 2024 (City Hall, Manhattan) – Today’s ceremonial handshake between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams signaled the safe landing of Adams and Adams United, despite prior turbulence. Prop airplane in hand between the two, this moment served as a metaphor that both parties reached an agreement on the city’s spending plans for FY25, despite intense negotiations that sought to balance the need for fiscal responsibility, with the needs of every day New Yorkers. As a result, in the last moments of discussions, funding cuts were restored to the New York Public Library ($58M), as well as to cultural institutions ($53M). Further, additional funds were allocated to the Parks Department ($15M); and to the city’s capital housing budget ($2B) to expand the availability of more affordable and supportive housing.

Here are some Highlights (as provided in the FY25 New York City Council Budget Press Release):

Health and Community Safety – $65.1 million

Office of Criminal Justice Recidivism Reduction Programs (Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programming) Restoration: $14.8 million
Jail Population Review Teams: $10 million
Civilian Complaint Review Board Baselined Restoration: $2.1 million
Justice Involved Supportive Housing: $6.4 million
Trauma Recovery Centers Enhancement: $4.8 million
Mental Health Clubhouses: $2 million
Initial Funding for New Trauma Center in the Rockaways: $25 million
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s HIV/AIDS Services Baselined Restoration: $5.4 million
Department of Youth and Community Development’s Community-Based Solutions for Violence Interruption: $8.6 million

Opportunity Programs and Essential Services – $1.428 billion

Expanding Fair Fares to More Low-Income New Yorkers: $10.7 million to increase eligibility from 120% of the Federal Poverty Level to 145%
Community Food Connection Program Enhancement Restoration: $31.9 million
Immigration Legal Services Enhancement Restoration: $4.4 million
CityFHEPS: $614.9 million, with $540.3 million baselined beginning in FY26
Restoration of Adult Literacy Programs: $10 million
Community Interpreter Bank and Language Services Worker Cooperatives Restoration: $3.8 million
Human Services Workers Cost of Living Adjustments: $740.6 million over four years
Shelter to Housing Action Plan: $10.1 million
Runaway and Homeless Youth Housing Navigators: $1.6 million

Schools and Student Support Programs – $400.2 million

Holding School Budgets Harmless: $75 million
Summer Rising Restoration: $19.6 million
School Food Staffing: $20 million
Teacher Recruitment: $10 million
Full restoration of funding for Community Schools: $70 million, including $56 million in the Executive Budget and $14 million at Adoption
School Based Social Workers, School Psychologists, Family Workers Stimulus Cliff Restorations: $74 million
Learning to Work: $31 million
Ensuring placement of Certified Art Teachers in schools ($41 million) and Arts Education ($4 million)
Shelter-Based Community Coordinators for Students in Temporary Housing: $17 million restoration
Restorative Justice: $12 million restoration
Mental Health Continuum: $5 million restoration
Digital Learning, Computer for All, Tutoring, Civics for All, Parent and Immigrant Family Engagement, Outward Bound Crew Model: $21.6 million

Institutional Pillars of NYC Neighborhoods – $173.8 million

Full Restoration of Cultural Institutions Funding with $7.6 million PEG Restoration at Executive Budget and $53 million restored ($13 million baselined)
$58.3 million total in Library Funding Restoration, with $42.6 million baselined for full service
Department of Sanitation Litter Basket Pickup: $25 million restoration and enhancement
$6.2 million restoration of Community Composting Program
Providing the Department of Parks and Recreations $15 million to enhance and restore funding for Second Shift maintenance and cleaning positions at hot spots in city parks
Restoring $8.7 million to support Urban Park Rangers, Tree Stump Removal, and Green Thumb Restoration

A link to the full New York City Council press release is provided here.