Mayor’s FY25 Executive Budget fails to restore and provide funding for safety solutions that prevent cycles of crime and reduce jail population 

City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing with the Committee on Criminal Justice and the Committee on Finance, the Council called for the Administration to prioritize the restorations and investments for programs that help the City reduce recidivism and effectively address mental health challenges in order to prevent unnecessary incarceration and improve public safety.

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Council also votes to require reporting on Sickle Cell Disease or Trait among NYC public school students and create or preserve over 750 units of affordable housing

City Hall – Today, the New York City Council voted to increase transparency of the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT)’s impact on New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents by requiring the Mayor’s Administration to provide an annual report to the Council on the program’s implementation.

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Mayor’s FY25 Executive Budget failed to include restorations to cuts that impacted school programming and students

City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing by the Committee on Higher Education and the Committee on Finance, the Council called for funding restorations and deeper investments to the City University of New York (CUNY).

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Local Law 151 of 2023, enacted by the Council, reduces excessive penalties and eliminates needless regulatory requirements for commercial establishments

City Hall, NY – Today, Local Law 151 of 2023 went into effect, reducing fines for small businesses and allowing them to resolve certain violations before being penalized, while eliminating certain unnecessary requirements for commercial establishments.

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Mayor’s FY25 Executive Budget failed to fully reverse cuts to early childhood education, student support programs

City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing by the Committee on Education, with the Committee on Finance, the Council called for funding restorations and deeper investments into the early childhood education and student support programs, many of which were previously supported by expiring federal COVID-19 stimulus funds.

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Mayor’s FY25 Executive Budget also failed to restore cuts that reduced critical Department of Buildings staff focused on ensuring safety of city buildings

City Hall, NY – At today’s City Council’s Executive Budget hearing by the Committee on Housing and Buildings and the Committee on Finance, the Council continues to call for greater investments into solutions to create and preserve more affordable housing units and the restoration of cuts to over 200 inspection and maintenance staff at the Department of Buildings.

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Mayor’s FY25 Executive Budget failed to include funding for key hospital, mental health and maternal health services 
 

City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearings by the Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction, Committee on Health, and Committee on Hospitals, with the Committee on Finance, the Council called for funding restorations and deeper investments to mental health programs and healthcare provided through the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H).  

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Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget fails to restore funding to key children, youth and community development programs

City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing with the Committee on Children and Youth and the Committee on Finance, the Council called for funding restorations and deeper investments to services provided through the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) and Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD).

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Mayor’s FY25 Executive Budget fails to restore and provide funding for safety solutions that address intersecting mental health and housing crises

City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing with the Committee on Finance and Committee on Public Safety, the Council called for restorations and greater investments into programs that would help the City reduce recidivism, respond to mental health challenges, and provide stability to New Yorkers.

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In response to the announcement of proposed contracts for The Bronx and Queens borough-based jails with completion dates seven years from now, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams released the following statement.

“The announcement of delayed completion dates in the proposed contracts for the Bronx and Queens borough-based jails is concerning. The legal deadline to close Rikers is 2027, and the Administration must commit towards the investments and alternative solutions previously outlined to help improve public safety, lower the jail population, and close Rikers.

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