Tag: Budget

• NYC to Allow Omni Taps at Any Bus Door — All‑Door Boarding Announced with Fare Enforcement and 2027 Timeline

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  Jul 10

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that New York City will roll out all-door bus boarding across its bus action plan, saying riders will be able to “swipe your Omni no matter… more ›

• NYC launches ‘Fast Buses, Better Service’: 50 corridors to get 20% faster service, 2,500 new buses and automated enforcement by 2028

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  Jul 9

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul on July 8, 2026 launched the city-state “Fast Buses, Better Service” action plan to speed buses on 50 priority corridors, funded by joint… more ›

• Gotham FC to Make Queens’ Etihad/Eddiad Park Home in 2028, Will Share Stadium with NYCFC — Public Financing Details Remain Unclear

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  Jul 8

  New York City announced July 7, 2026 that Gotham FC will make Etihad/Eddiad Park in Queens its permanent home beginning in 2028, to be a shared, soccer-specific stadium with New… more ›

• NYC Council Turns Out at Pride, Pledges Support but Announces No New LGBTQ+ Policies — Earlier Bills Target Foster‑Care Reporting, Trans Equity Funding and Housing

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  Jul 8

  City Council members took part in a Pride Parade event on July 2026 where they were quizzed on queer history and voiced support for LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers, but the parade… more ›

• 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 ›