The mayor today revealed his balanced $107B executive budget for Fiscal Year 2024, a spending plan that reverses trims to the city’s libraries and Cultural Affairs Department proposed in his latest belt-tightening measure, but cuts remain.
funding cuts announced in April,” they said. “This is an important step towards restoring library funding. Libraries make New York City stronger, and we look forward to working with Mayor Adams and the City Council to ensure we are able to continue providing the services our patrons rely on.”
But while the mayor partially backtracked on trimming the budgets of public libraries , the three systems will still be subject to a $36.2 million reduction imposed by his previous PEGs, according to City Hall and a Brooklyn Public Library spokesperson., could “lead to reduced hours of service, fewer programs and classes, and decreased opportunities for underserved New Yorkers.
By maintaining those cuts, they said, the mayor’s plan leaves many critical city services “without the investments needed.” “The Executive Budget still leaves our libraries facing significant service cuts, agencies that deliver essential services harmed, and programs that deliver solutions to the city’s most pressing challenges without the investments needed,” they said., called for utilizing $1.3 billion of an additional $2.7 billion in revenue they said they identified to reverse most of the mayor’s proposed cuts. The other $1.4 billion would be enough to cover the cost of the asylum seeker crisis and labor deals.
“Ultimately, New York City needs a responsible budget that effectively and efficiently prepares us for success by meeting the needs of New Yorkers and protecting against future risks,” Speaker Adams and Brannan said. “That is the city budget that this Council will continue working to deliver, so we prioritize investments into the people of our city.
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