Overview

• Mayor Eric Adams announces significant budget cuts across essential services in New York City, including police, education, libraries, and sanitation.
• The cuts are a response to a growing deficit driven by the city’s migrant care spending and the expiration of federal pandemic aid.
• The NYPD is set to freeze hiring, reducing the number of officers to below 30,000 by 2025.
• The city’s education department stands to lose $547 million this fiscal year and $600 million in 2025, affecting programs like summer school and universal pre-K.
• Adams’ planned composting expansion will be delayed by six months on Staten Island and in the Bronx, and sanitation services will be reduced.