BP says Queens still getting shortchanged in city budget
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Queens would receive less money per person than any other borough under the mayor’s proposed budget, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said this week.
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Mayor blames Eric Adams for city’s ‘serious fiscal crisis’
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday the city is facing a “serious fiscal crisis” that rivals the Great Recession, blaming his predecessor for four years of shoddy budgeting practices that has left the city with a bleak financial outlook.
Read MoreMayor forms new office for free legal services
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As the city’s public defender landscape heads toward a potential crisis, the city this week announced plans to create a new office to connect New Yorkers with free legal services.
Read MoreCity funds crucial step in bringing trauma center to Rockaway
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The money needed to fund a key step in the fight to build a trauma hospital in the Rockaways was included in the city’s budget this week.
Read MorePublic defenders call for city to boost funding as potential mass strike looms
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The city’s largest public defender union on Thursday said that the city needs to boost funding for legal services providers if it wants to help avert a mass strike that has the potential to bring the city’s courts to a screeching halt this summer.
Read MoreMayor returns to Queens to unveil budget proposal
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams returned to his alma mater in Queens on Thursday to unveil the final budget proposal of his term.
Read MoreDebate over discovery continues in Albany
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Debate over New York’s evidence-sharing laws dominated a budget hearing on the state’s criminal and civil legal system held by the state legislature last week.
Read MoreCourts ask state for budget boost
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Top officials in New York’s court system called on Albany to boost their budget next year by $268.2 million, bringing their total budget to $3 billion.
Read MoreCity partially funds longshot Rockaway trauma hospital proposal
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When Mayor Eric Adams announced the city had made a budget agreement last Friday, he chose to highlight one specific budget note in one specific Queens neighborhood; the Rockaway peninsula trauma center.
Read MoreJump in! : Astoria Park pool reopens after renovations
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After being closed down for renovations last summer, the Astoria Park pool, the city’s largest swimming pool, mostly opened up to the public again Thursday, along with public pools throughout the five boroughs.
Read MoreCouncil calls on mayor to reverse cuts to recidivism-reducing programs
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The City Council on Monday demanded the city’s upcoming budget include nearly $60 million in efforts aimed at providing programming and other services to New Yorkers in an effort to reduce recidivism.
Read MoreQueens DA calls for slight budget boost
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The Queens district attorney on Wednesday appeared before the City Council to ask that the legislative body increase her office’s budget by around $5 million in the upcoming fiscal year.
Read MoreQueens pols want better buses in budget
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As the city gets closer to the implementation of congestion pricing later this year, a group of elected officials – including many from Queens – want to see money in the state’s budget for better, faster and more reliable buses in the five boroughs.
Read More‘Shortchanged’: BP says Queens doesn’t get fair share of city funding
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The Queens borough president’s office will receive the lowest funding per capita of all five borough presidents under Mayor Eric Adams’ proposed budget.
Read MoreWhile cuts remain, Adams provides sunny budget outlook
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After months of providing a cloudy, less-optimistic view on the city’s financial situation, Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his preliminary budget on Tuesday with a more sunny outlook on the year ahead.
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