NYC Faces Deep Cuts to Essential Services Amid Budget Crisis

Mayor Eric Adams announces significant reductions in police, education, and sanitation spending to address deficit driven by migrant care costs and dwindling federal pandemic aid.

Mayor Eric Adams announces significant budget cuts across essential services in New York City, including police, education, libraries, and sanitation.
The cuts are a response to a growing deficit driven by the city’s migrant care spending and the expiration of federal pandemic aid.
The NYPD is set to freeze hiring, reducing the number of officers to below 30,000 by 2025.
The city’s education department stands to lose $547 million this fiscal year and $600 million in 2025, affecting programs like summer school and universal pre-K.
Adams’ planned composting expansion will be delayed by six months on Staten Island and in the Bronx, and sanitation services will be reduced.