Posted on 09/10/2023 6:18:50 AM PDT by grundle
NEW YORK — Mayor Adams announced Saturday there would be cuts as high as 15% to all city agencies by next spring — including the police and health departments — in response to the costly migrant crisis, which could further impact the delivery of city services.
The mayor made a surprise speech over the weekend telling New Yorkers that the lack of substantial support from the federal and state government regarding the crisis — at a time when COVID aid is drying up — has forced the city to impose austerity cuts.
“We are in the middle of a humanitarian crisis involving asylum seekers, a crisis that will cost our city $12 billion over three fiscal years,” Adams said. “While our compassion is limitless our resources are not.”
Those cuts, the administration said, intend to “minimize disruption to programs and services, and there will not be layoffs,” according to a press release on the announcement. The current budget stands at $107 billion.
The cuts must be submitted ahead of the city’s budget update in November. If the city doesn’t get more federal help between now and January, Adams warned that there could be an additional 5% cut in January and another 5% in April. Adams also intends to impose a 5% cut in the following four years. City agencies could stave off those cuts if more federal and state aide comes through, according to Adams.
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Will the union bosses be heard from? Or, will the be polite little pansies because the mayor is a black democrat?
Why would they have to cut 15%? Why, surely all these welcome refugees will be paying taxes . Think of all that additional revenue!
The schadenfreude is almost unbearable. Rarely in history have so many suffered so justly. From the arrogance of declaring New York a sanctuary city to this is the gold standard of karma. You get the government you vote for.
The Democrat Party Organized Crime Syndicate begins to consume itself.
He’s just trying to make someone mad of get money from the Biden Admin
Interesting how they fall upon themselves to house/feed the crowd, and probably 30-percent of the cash is filtered to some fake charity operation.
I suspect it will be mostly the NYPD and other first responder agencies recieving the cuts. So now more illegals, more criminals and even fewer police.
He thinks too small. Make it 50%.
Maybe if Addams cut the extravagant benefits paid out to illegal aliens that might help. Not to mention that the benefits are a magnet.
Don't discount election fraud. Granted, NYC might be way too far in the blue to make much difference, but a lot of cities that show blue, are not. It's just that the democrats have perfected fraud, while the republicans keep trying to make friends with them instead of combatting the fraud.
Excuse me while I
LOL
I’m sure there’s enough spare money among the property owners around Central Park. Create a special tax zone to cover the shortfall.
These would be cuts to agencies out of favor with the ruling party. Make no mistake on that.
John Lindsey waved in welfare cases bussed in from the South in the late 1960s. NYC was so flush with cash that it’s taken this long for a complete collapse. Pardon me while I applaud the people now feeling the pain.
How many times has the mayor expressed concern for the budget of border cities who have had to bear this burden for decades?
Another feel good story. First that dumb b!tch in Minneapolis that advocated for getting rid of the cops got her car heisted and the snot beat out of her for good measure and now this.
begging for more illegals to pour in.
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They need more so they can appreciate the illegal aliens ....
They dont have their quota yet ???
Whats their quota you ask ???
How many come through the southern border each day ???
Oh yes 10,000...
Right send them all to NYC, DC and Chicago...
Convert the park into an encampment and invite the surrounding neighbors to volunteer their time to help their sanctuary guests.
Wait until their medical costs hit.
You voted for your own deaths, NY.
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