“Today, I join people around the country in mourning the heartbreaking deaths of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, two staff members of the Israeli Embassy who were killed in a horrific antisemitic attack last night. Antisemitism, and hate in all forms, have no place in our city or country. No one should be the target of violence due to their religion, and our Jewish community, like all communities, deserve to feel safe.
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City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing jointly held by the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations and the Committee on Finance on Wednesday at 10 AM, the Council identified budget gaps for the funding programs managed by the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) and the City’s support for the operations and staffing of New York’s three public library systems within the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget.
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City Hall, NY – During the City Council’s Executive Budget jointly held by the Committee on Education and the Committee on Finance on Tuesday, the Council identified remaining gaps in the budgets of the Department of Education (DOE) within the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget that leave some key programs without funding and others with only one-time funding.
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City Hall, NY – During the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing by its Committee on Children and Youth and the Committee on Finance, the Council identified missing or insufficient funding in the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget for services provided by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) and Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) that support children, youth, and families.
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Queens, NY – Today, the Office of New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, community leaders, and family members unveiled a street sign co-naming 134th Avenue and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard as “Raymond ‘Freaky Tah’ Rogers Way,” to celebrate the life and legacy of Raymond ‘Freaky Tah’ Rogers. Freaky Tah was a pioneering hip hop artist and a member of the iconic South Jamaica-based group the Lost Boyz.
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City Hall, NY – Today, the Council identified remaining gaps in the budgets of the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and Human Resources Administration (HRA) within the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget that leave key initiatives underfunded.
The FY 2026 Executive Budget includes $130.9 million less than the FY 2026 Preliminary Budget and $459.5 million less than the adopted FY 2025 budget for DHS.
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City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing by its Committee on Higher Education and the Committee on Finance on Monday at 10 AM, the Council identified remaining gaps in funding for the City University of New York (CUNY) within the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget. There was $1.48 billion included for CUNY’s operating budget in the Mayor’s FY 2026 Executive Budget, an addition of $199.5 million from the Preliminary Budget and $114.3 million greater than the adopted FY 2025 budget last June.
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City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing jointly held by the Committee on Public Housing and the Committee on Finance on Wednesday at 12 PM, the Council identified a funding gap within the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget capital plan limiting the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) ability to address its maintenance and infrastructure challenges.
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City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing jointly held by the Committee on Housing and Buildings and the Committee on Finance on Wednesday at 10 AM, the Council identified remaining gaps in housing funding within the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget that leave key initiatives and services unfunded.
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“Under Mayor Adams’ administration, staff and those incarcerated at Rikers have suffered from an increase in violence and worsening humanitarian conditions, leading to dozens of New Yorkers dying on the island. The federal court’s decision to appoint a remediation manager to oversee changes on Rikers reflects the mayoral administration’s failure to adhere to the Nunez Court Orders and convince the court of meaningful progress to make the jails safer.
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