Updated: Jul. 02, 2024, 2:01 p.m. | Published: Jul. 02, 2024, 7:00 a.m.
By Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Faith leaders and pantry operators had been holding their breath after the mayor proposed $31.2 million in cuts to a city program that serves 22 pantries across the Island, with an emphasis on fresh food.
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Published June 28, 2024 Updated June 28, 2024, 6:17 p.m. ET
By Aneeta Bhole and Matt Troutman
They’re landing the budget plane – and it’s a $112.4 billion jumbo jet.
Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams celebrated a handshake agreement Friday on a record-breaking 2025 fiscal year proposed budget that will reverse the majority of controversial cuts – including to libraries – pushed by Hizzoner in recent months.
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