City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said Wednesday that while she was “relieved” to see Mayor Eric Adams cancel planned April budget cuts last week, he should still reverse spending reductions made last year and in January across city agencies.
Hizzoner says he was able to avoid further across-the-board cuts in April because of higher-than-anticipated tax revenue and a plan to slash migrant costs by an additional 10%, on top of a 20% trim to spending on services for newcomers he enacted last month. The mayor also eased up on a full city government hiring freeze, instead allowing for a new 2-for-1 hiring policy.
