Op-ed: The City Council Must Reject Mayor Adams’ Rogue Budget Cuts (original) (raw)
Op-ed: The City Council Must Reject Mayor Adams’ Rogue Budget Cuts
Brandon West Dec 18, 2023
The Mayor’s proposed mid-year budget cuts will devastate essential city services. Will the City Council fight back?
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As City budget negotiations commence tomorrow, all departments are on the chopping block except the NYPD, with many community programs at risk of being cut.
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