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The mayor is still keeping most of the cuts he has proposed for the library systems in place. "We’re still talking about almost $40 million in cuts,” Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan said.
The Big Apple's budget will swell to a record-breaking $106.7 billion in 2024 because of the surging migrant crisis, inflation, and a string of new labor deals, Mayor Eric Adams is slated to announce.
When Mayor Adams’ budget director recently instructed agencies to find ways to save 3%-4% of their budgets, critics decried it as service-decimating austerity, and a manufactured crisis unnecessary given higher tax revenues.