Mayor Adams says he's cancelled the next round of cuts to city services, and he'll also reduce migrant spending by an additional 10%.
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(New York, NY) – Citing better-than-expected tax revenue and sharp fiscal management, Mayor Eric Adams says he’s canceling the next round of service cuts. This comes after City Hall was forced to slash city spending twice in recent months, largely in response to the costs associated with newly-arrived migrants, as well as declining real estate tax revenue after the pandemic.
The cuts to city services impacted things like the Department of Education, NYPD, FDNY, and trash pickup. Adams now says he wants to ensure newly-arrived migrants don’t negatively impact quality of life for New Yorkers.
In addition to the cancelled spending cuts for city services, Adams announced an additional 10% in cuts for migrant spending. That’s on top of a previously announced 20% cut for migrant spending. The mayor has routinely called on Albany and Washington, DC to provide more money for migrant services. New York City also recently entered into a deal that will provide a group of migrants with pre-paid credit cards, which are supposed to be used to purchase food. Adams says that will avoid wasting food via catered meals, which often get tossed at the end of the day.
