Overview

• The new budget restores $58.3 million in funding to NYC's public library systems and $53 million to cultural institutions.
• Libraries will resume seven-day service, including Sundays, which had been cut due to previous budget reductions.
• The budget deal also includes an additional $2 billion for affordable and public housing initiatives.
• Mayor Adams initially proposed cuts due to rising costs from the migrant crisis and expiring federal pandemic aid.
• The agreement was reached after months of debate and public campaigns involving high-profile figures like Hillary Clinton and Whoopi Goldberg.