Courts 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.
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City 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.
Read MoreCouncil rails against Adams’ budget cuts
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The New York City Council is pushing back on Mayor Eric Adams’ recent budget cuts to libraries, education, police and other agencies, arguing that their own projections show that new revenue can stave off the cuts.
Read MoreIs Juan Ardila representing Queens in Albany? Many say, ‘no’
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Queens Assemblymember Juan Ardila, who was recently accused by two women of sexually assaulting them at a 2015 party, has lost his ability to represent his Western Queens district, his constituents, local elected officials and his colleagues in Albany say.
Read MoreDAs quietly push discovery rollbacks in Albany
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Several New York City district attorneys are pushing leaders in Albany to include rollbacks to the state’s discovery reforms into the state’s budget, sources with knowledge of the negotiations told the Eagle.
Read MoreNYPD brass addresses bloated overtime spending at budget hearing
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The NYPD spent $552.5 million on overtime for its officers last year, around 22 percent more than the $453 million budgeted for overtime spending.
Read More'A breaking point': Public defenders call on state and city for equal funding
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The city’s largest public defender group is lobbying state and city officials to up their funding as the state’s budget season approaches its final weeks and the city’s negotiations begin to kick off.
Read MoreQueens officials slam ‘devastating’ city budget
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“This is not fair, this is deplorable,” one community board chair said of the mayor’s proposed budget. “We paid some of the highest taxes in the city per capita. We're not getting anything over here except more shelters, less transportation, less supermarkets. I mean, what are we doing? I'm beating my head against the wall.”
Read MoreTop judge details the court’s budget needs
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What do court officials have to say about the governor’s recent budget proposal?
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