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June 29, 2023 Gotham GazetteMayor Adams, City Council Announce Agreement on $107 Billion City Budget
Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced on Thursday a deal on a massive $107 billion budget for the 2024 fiscal year, just days before the July 1 deadline, marking the conclusion of months of contentious negotiations between the two sides of City Hall. The full Council is scheduled to vote the budget through on Friday morning.
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June 27, 2023 Gotham Gazette
15 Things to Watch as a New City Budget is Negotiated
As the July 1 deadline looms for New York City’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year, Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council must resolve major differences over what will be a roughly $110 billion spending plan.
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June 23, 2023 Queens Daily EagleAdvocates blast ‘irresponsible’ cuts to Rikers programming
With a little more than a week before the Department of Correction plans to sever its contracts with nearly half a dozen nonprofits that provide services to detainees on Rikers Island, elected officials, formerly incarcerated New Yorkers and top officials with the affected organizations called on the city to reverse its decision and find new ways to save $17 million on its budget.
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June 22, 2023 City and State New York
Elected officials sound the alarm on proposed city budget cuts to Rikers
Amid proposed cuts to jail-based programming, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams says the Eric Adams administration is at a crossroads
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June 22, 2023 News 12 The Bronx
Plan to cut reentry programs from Rikers Island budget raises concerns among advocates
A plan that helps Rikers Island inmates transition back into society could soon be at risk, according to advocates.
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