The City Council unanimously voted on Monday to pass a nearly $116 billion municipal budget deal for the upcoming fiscal year that makes many of the investments in vital city services for which lawmakers have long pushed.
The spending plan, announced by Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (who are not related) in a handshake deal last Friday, passed the 51-member body unanimously. Unlike in past years, the council’s left-flank members largely voted for the budget, given its movement away from Hizzoner’s spending cuts and toward boosting funding for a slew of education, cultural, and public safety programs.
