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By Gus Saltonstall

The New York City Council on Sunday voted to approve the $112.4 billion budget that restored the majority of cuts originally proposed by Mayor Eric Adams.

There has been lots of reporting on the battle over funding for libraries, the arts, and early childhood programming, but what about the funds that will be specifically allocated to the Upper West Side and programs that serve the neighborhood?

As the neighborhood’s representative in the city budget process, Councilmember Gale Brewer played an important role in helping to secure funding for the Upper West Side’s District 6. Her office was a source for the following material.

You can check out the budget for yourself on the city’s website.

Below is just a sampling of the projects and organizations on or serving the UWS that will receive funding in the 2025 budget. It is a long list in itself, providing insight into why the budget process is so demanding and takes so long.

District 7 Councilmember Shaun Abreu is responsible for landing the majority of funding for some of the items listed below that relate to institutions in the UWS-portion of his district, including Symphony Space and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, which is moving to West 96th Street and Central Park West.

West Side Rag will post an article in the coming days that highlights the District 7 (Upper West Side-Morningside Heights) funding secured by Abreu.