Tag: Budget

• City directs $20M in congestion‑pricing mitigation to Bronx Asthma Initiative, expands school case management

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  Jun 8

  The NYC Council’s FY27 executive budget hearing on June 5, 2026, included a city announcement that $20 million from the MTA congestion pricing mitigation program will fund a Bronx Asthma… more ›

• NYC adds $17.6M baseline to replace expiring federal outbreak grants, funds 70 disease‑response positions

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  Jun 8

  The New York City Council held FY27 executive budget hearings on June 5, 2026 to review the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOH) and NYC Health + Hospitals budgets,… more ›

• Mayor Mamdani Launches COGE and Announces $9M Recovered From Amazon in Unpaid Idling Fees — Hearings Set in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn

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  Jun 5

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his June 4, 2026 “Talk With The People” livestream to launch the Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE), announce $9 million recovered in unpaid idling fees from… more ›

• Mayor Mamdani Announces 2-K Rollout: 2,000 Free Seats for Two-Year-Olds This Fall, 12,000 Expected in 2027

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  Jun 5

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani used the June 4 “Talk With The People” livestream to promote the new Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) public hearings and restated the city’s 2-K child care… more ›

• Conflicts of Interest Board Seeks $300K for Pay Parity and $1.5M to Replace 2000s Disclosure App; Case-System Migration Has No Timeline

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  Jun 5

  The Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) told the New York City Council at the FY27 executive budget hearing on June 4, 2026, that it needs $300,000 in personnel funding to… more ›

• DSNY Commits to 100% Trash Containerization by 2031 — Council Warns Garage, Parking and Backloaded Capital Could Stall Rollout

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  Jun 5

  The NYC Council held FY27 executive budget hearings on June 4, 2026 where the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) defended its plan and budget to achieve citywide trash containerization by the… more ›

• DSS Ends McKinsey and Guidehouse Contracts After $9M McKinsey Spend; Adds 13 IT Hires to Insource SNAP AI Tool

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  Jun 5

  The NYC Council’s June 4, 2026 FY27 executive budget hearing probed the Department of Social Services’ (DSS) recent termination of consulting contracts with McKinsey and Guidehouse, asked for the full… more ›

• City Says Average Invoice-to-Payment Cycle Is 31 Days; HRA On-Time Rate Just 41% as Passport Migration Snags Persist

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  Jun 5

  The New York City Council’s June 4, 2026 FY27 executive budget hearing pressed the Department of Social Services (DSS), its divisions the Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of… more ›

• DSS Projects $543.5M in FY27 FEPS Savings — Rent-Verification, One-Month Broker-Fee Cap Could Slow Voucher Pickups

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  Jun 5

  New York City Council FY27 executive budget hearings on June 4, 2026, focused on the Department of Social Services’ (DSS) implementation of City FEPS cost‑containment measures — including rent‑reasonableness and… more ›

• NYC Can’t Confirm June SNAP Cuts; HRA Says About 42,500 May Be Impacted as 342,000 Face New Work Rules

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  Jun 5

  New York City officials told the City Council on June 4, 2026, that they cannot yet confirm how many New Yorkers actually lost SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in… more ›

• NYC Opens 2K Free Childcare Applications in Rockaway — 2,000 Seats This Fall; District 27 Eligible

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  Jun 3

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul opened applications for the city’s new 2K program in a Rockaway press conference on June 2, 2026, making families in five school districts… more ›

• HPD to Review Housing Maintenance Code After Spike in Bronx Fires; FDNY Points to Electrical Failures, Mayor Names Task Force

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  Jun 3

  New York City Council’s June 2, 2026 FY27 executive budget hearing heard the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) acknowledge a recent rise in severe fires and fatalities in… more ›

• NYC Commits $374M to Turnover NYCHA Vacancies — 6,122 Units Idle, ~$59K to Ready Each; No Quick Drop Expected

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  Jun 3

  New York City Council committees held the FY27 executive budget hearing on June 2, 2026, focused on NYCHA (New York City Housing Authority) vacant‑unit readiness funding; the city committed $256… more ›

• NYC Council and Firefighters Urge Mayor Mamdani to Fund $91.7M for 5th Firefighter on 86 FDNY Engines Ahead of FY27 Budget

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  Jun 2

  City Council members, the Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA), and firefighters held a June 1, 2026 press conference at the FDNY firehouse at 100 Duane Street urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to… more ›

• NYPD to Put Thousands on Temporary 12‑Hour Tours July 1–7 for FIFA World Cup, NBA Finals — $92M Cost, $20–21M Funding Shortfall

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  Jun 2

  The New York City Council’s FY2027 executive budget hearing on June 1, 2026, recorded the New York Police Department (NYPD) announcing temporary 12-hour tours for officers from July 1–7 to… more ›