Tag: Budget

• NYC Council Weighs 18.2% Across-the-Board Raise for Elected Officials — Retroactive to Jan. 2026; Funding and Automatic‑Inflation Backstop Draw Criticism

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  Jul 8

  The City Council held a public hearing on a bill to codify a quadrennial advisory commission’s recommendation to raise pay for New York City elected officials by 18.2%, make that… more ›

• After Mamdani’s 250th Address, NYC Readies 84-Ship Naval Review, 20,000 Sailors, Borough Watch Parties and Heavy Security

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  Jul 5

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave a July 3, 2026 naturalization ceremony and Fourth of July address at City Hall marking the nation’s 250th anniversary; city officials elsewhere have announced waterfront activations,… more ›

• New York City Hall’s 250th July 4 Ceremony Included Newly Naturalized Residents — No Head Count Released

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  Jul 5

  City Hall’s 250th Independence Day ceremony on July 4, 2026 included remarks about immigration and civic renewal and featured recently naturalized residents; the mayor’s public remarks and the event video… more ›

• Mayor Mamdani: ‘Children Go to Sleep Hungry’ — Advocates Call for $100M for NYC Food Program and Fair Fares Expansion

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  Jul 5

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani used a City Hall Fourth of July ceremony to call out inequality and child hunger, saying “children go to sleep hungry,” while New York City’s current anti-hunger… more ›

• Council Advances Dwight Clinton Park North Rezoning Despite $200K Park Pledge — NYC Parks Says Bathroom + Play-Area Repairs Could Total ~$12M

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  Jun 26

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO The City Council Committee on Land Use voted on modifications to the Dwight Clinton Park North rezoning applications on June 25, 2026, while testimony at the hearing contrasted… more ›

• To Cut Rikers Population, Council Urged to Fund Mobile Treatment, Crisis Respite and $3M Harbor House Expansion

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  Jun 26

  New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice held a hearing on June 25, 2026, examining how court operations, expanded community-based treatment, crisis respite centers, mobile treatment teams, Harbor House… more ›

• Rikers-to-OMH Transfers Average 5.4 Months; Council Pushes Outpatient Restoration Pilot and Faster 7.30 Reporting

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  Jun 26

  A New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice hearing on June 25, 2026 examined long waits for competency restoration transfers from Rikers Island to state psychiatric care, including testimony… more ›

• NYC Council Probes Missed Discovery Deadlines — Demands County‑by‑County Compliance Data and 48‑Hour NYPD Evidence Uploads

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  Jun 26

  A New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice hearing on June 25, 2026 examined why discovery often misses statutory deadlines, pressed the five borough district attorneys for county-by-county compliance… more ›

• NYC Gears Up for Summer: Crews Prep Parks, Pools and Beaches — $51M Tony Dapolito Pool Rebuild Announced

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  Jun 26

  New York City crews are preparing parks, pools and beaches for summer with on-the-ground work shown in a Mayor’s Office video: tree trimming at Marine Park, pool deck coating and… more ›

• HASSA Flags Risk to HOPWA and Ryan White Grants at NYC Hearing — City Says It’s Building Contingency Plans to Protect HIV Housing Services

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  Jun 25

  NYC Council committees held an oversight hearing on June 24, 2026, focused on housing instability and homelessness among LGBTQ+ New Yorkers and asked the HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASSA) what contingency… more ›

• NYC Council Hearing: Family Rejection and SOGI Undercounts Fuel LGBTQIA Homelessness Crisis — Advocates Push for Outreach to Couch‑Surfing, Unsheltered Youth

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  Jun 25

  New York City Council committees held an oversight hearing on June 24, 2026, examining homelessness and housing instability among LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual) New Yorkers, testimony… more ›

• NYC to Roll Out 2,000 Free “2K” Seats for Two‑Year‑Olds in Fall 2026 — Apply by June 26

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  Jun 25

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that 2,000 free 2K (two‑year‑old) child care seats will launch this fall across five school districts (6, 10, 18, 23, 27), with applications open online, by… more ›

• NYPD Hate‑Crime Counts Lag Community Totals, Care New York and ADL Tell Council — $26M City Investment Aimed at Closing Reporting Gap

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  Jun 24

  New York City Council’s Committee to Combat Hate held an oversight hearing on June 23, 2026, examining why NYPD hate‑crime counts are lower than totals collected by community groups such… more ›

• Council Challenges MOCHA’s Definition of ‘Anti‑Semitism’ — Will Muslim and Arab New Yorkers Be Covered? MOCHA Launches Borough Listening Tour

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  Jun 24

  New York City Council’s Committee to Combat Hate held an oversight hearing on June 23, 2026, in Hearing Room 1 at 250 Broadway to question the Mayor’s Office to Combat… more ›

• Historic $26M Boost Expands NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes — $29M Budget to Add Borough Liaisons, Scale PATH and Grants

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  Jun 24

  New York City Council’s Committee to Combat Hate held an oversight hearing on June 23, 2026, examining how the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes (OPC) will spend a… more ›