By George Sweeting | November 21, 2023 | Center for New York City Affairs Immediate budget cuts; impending higher costs: New York City’s public schools face a seemingly inexorable financial squeeze. Last week, Mayor Eric Adams released a first-quarter modification to the current (Fiscal Year 2024) budget, as required by the City Charter. It included […]
Amid the ongoing budget negotiations between legislative leaders and the governor ahead of the April 10 extended budget deadline, New York City’s largest labor union District Council 37 came out in opposition to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed bail reform changes. The labor union – which represents 250,000 public employees – sent a memo to the Legislature asserting […]