Tag: Budget

• CFB Warns Intro 12A Will Take at Least a Year and Costly Tech Upgrades — NYC Campaign Finance Board Says Vendors, New Hires Needed to Track AI Political Ads

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  Jun 23

  Nancy here. Committee hearing coverage: New York City Council committee reviewed Intro 12A, which would require campaigns and independent spenders to disclose AI-generated or AI-altered political communications to the New… more ›

• NYC Council Considers Ban on “Surveillance Pricing” and Cap on Grocery Price Hikes to Once Every 24 Hours

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  Jun 18

  Intro 891 and Intro 892 drew testimony at a June 17, 2026 Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection hearing about banning “surveillance pricing” and limiting how often grocery stores can… more ›

• NYC Council Urges $5M Budget Boost for Pets: $4M Pet Food Pantry Pilot, $1M Spay/Neuter Services

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  Jun 17

  New York City Council members and the Animal Welfare Caucus on June 17, 2026 urged the City to add $5 million in the upcoming budget for pet affordability programs, proposing… more ›

• Mamdani Announces Universal Child Care — 2,000 Seats Start Sept. 2026 — City-Run Groceries and Plan to Preserve/Build 400,000 Homes

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  Jun 17

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani used a Juneteenth ceremony at Gracie Mansion on June 16, 2026 to reiterate plans for universal child care, city‑run grocery stores, and “hundreds of thousands” of permanently… more ›

• Intro 230 Hearing: City Eyes Up to $10K In-Home Modification Grants; Legal Aid Warns of Eviction Risks Without Landlord Protections

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  Jun 17

  NYC Council Committee on Aging held an oversight hearing on June 16, 2026 about senior services and Intro 230, the Council bill to create a financial assistance program for in‑home… more ›

• After Council Pressure, NYC Aging Promises Measurable Benchmarks for Senior Services — Cabinet to Present Metrics June 25

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  Jun 17

  The Committee on Aging met at City Hall on June 16, 2026, to review interagency work on senior services and to press the New York City Department for the Aging… more ›

• City Hall Rally: Julie Menin Demands DYCD Release Scoring Sheets After Manhattan Youth Loses 13 Afterschool Sites

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  Jun 16

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO Protesters, led by City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Manhattan elected officials, rallied at City Hall on June 16, 2026 to demand transparency after the Department of Youth… more ›

• DOH Tells Council It Has No Plan to Expand Free Medication Abortion Citywide, Cites Space, Staffing and Supply Barriers

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  Jun 16

  New York City Council held an oversight hearing on June 15, 2026, on access to reproductive and sexual health care for New Yorkers with disabilities, questioning the New York City… more ›

• NYC Agencies Pressed to Confirm Accessible Exam Tables and Weight Scales at Sexual Health Clinics Ahead of Aug. 9 Federal Deadline

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  Jun 16

  New York City Council committees held an oversight hearing June 15, 2026, to examine whether city-run health facilities will meet the federal August 9, 2026 deadline requiring at least one… more ›

• Mayor Zohran Mamdani Deposits $20M in Pon Bank for Bronx and Inwood — How the Money Will Be Used and Who Will Oversee It Not Disclosed

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  Jun 15

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani used a Gracie Mansion reception for Puerto Rican Heritage to announce a $20 million city deposit in a community bank, naming the recipient bank and neighborhoods but… more ›

• City Council Projects Nearly $2B Tax Upside, Pushes FEPS, NYC Kids RISE, Fair Fares, Immigrant Legal Aid

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  Jun 12

  New York City Council members used the June 11, 2026 stated meeting to press a June 2026 revenue forecast that projects nearly $2 billion more in tax revenue for fiscal… more ›

• NYC Council Proposes Rebuilding Libraries Topped by 100% Affordable Housing, Asks for $60M Seed Funding

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  Jun 12

  At the June 11, 2026 New York City Council stated meeting, Speaker Julie Menin unveiled a proposal to fully redevelop aging standalone public libraries by building new library facilities topped… more ›

• E. 98th St. rezoning would reserve transit easement for MTA elevator at Sutter Ave–Rutland Rd to add ADA access — funding, maintenance and timeline not specified

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  Jun 12

  East 98th Street rezoning scoping meeting (DCP CEQR 26DCP122K) in East Flatbush on June 11, 2026 included a proposal for a transit easement in a new mixed‑use building that “would… more ›

• Speaker Menin Demands DOE Produce No‑Bid Contracts as Council Caps Emergency No‑Bids at 90 Days — Oversight Targets $1.25B in Non‑Competitive Deals

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  Jun 12

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At the June 11, 2026 New York City Council stated meeting in the Red Room, Speaker Julie Menin publicly pressed the Department of Education (DOE) to produce its… more ›

• NYC Council Proposes Redeveloping Parkchester, Marcy and Sunnyside Libraries into 100% Affordable Housing — Seeks $60M to Unlock PPPs

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  Jun 12

  The City Council on June 11, 2026 proposed fully redeveloping three standalone public libraries into combined library-and-housing projects delivering 100% affordable housing, and asked the mayoral administration to include $60… more ›