In yet another post of Liberal's virtue signaling policies blowing up in their face:
NEW YORK — Days after declaring the migrant crisis would destroy New York City, Mayor Eric Adams warned agency heads they must slash their budgets by 15 percent by next spring to compensate for increasing asylum-seeker costs.
The cuts, larger than any in recent history, are liable to generate outrage from city lawmakers, the institutional left and commissioners themselves — and appeared to double as a pressure campaign aimed at Albany and the federal government to help with the influx of more than 100,000 migrants since last year.
In a Saturday morning meeting with commissioners and budget officials, Adams indicated each agency will need to trim 5 percent from their spending by the time the Office of Management and Budget releases its next fiscal update in November, according to two people with knowledge of the mandate who were granted anonymity to discuss the city’s plans.
The city has projected the cost of the migrant crisis will rise to $12 billion by the 2025 fiscal year. And in his video address, Adams sought to place the blame for the spending reductions far afield from City Hall, suggesting the cuts could be reversed if the city received more aid from Gov. Kathy Hochul and the feds.
“These tough decisions are a direct result of inaction in Washington and in Albany,” he said. “But the die is not yet cast. We can still avoid these cuts if Washington and Albany do their part by paying their fair share.”
Lot of services gonna be affected to accommodate illegals.
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NEW YORK — Days after declaring the migrant crisis would destroy New York City, Mayor Eric Adams warned agency heads they must slash their budgets by 15 percent by next spring to compensate for increasing asylum-seeker costs.
The cuts, larger than any in recent history, are liable to generate outrage from city lawmakers, the institutional left and commissioners themselves — and appeared to double as a pressure campaign aimed at Albany and the federal government to help with the influx of more than 100,000 migrants since last year.
In a Saturday morning meeting with commissioners and budget officials, Adams indicated each agency will need to trim 5 percent from their spending by the time the Office of Management and Budget releases its next fiscal update in November, according to two people with knowledge of the mandate who were granted anonymity to discuss the city’s plans.
The city has projected the cost of the migrant crisis will rise to $12 billion by the 2025 fiscal year. And in his video address, Adams sought to place the blame for the spending reductions far afield from City Hall, suggesting the cuts could be reversed if the city received more aid from Gov. Kathy Hochul and the feds.
“These tough decisions are a direct result of inaction in Washington and in Albany,” he said. “But the die is not yet cast. We can still avoid these cuts if Washington and Albany do their part by paying their fair share.”
Lot of services gonna be affected to accommodate illegals.
Citing NYC migrant crisis, Adams calls for steep budget cuts, hiring freeze
New York City Mayor Eric Adams tasked agency heads with trimming spending by 15 percent through next spring — but said Albany or Washington could spare the city.
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