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Some members of the New York City Council had claimed that funding was being withheld from their districts due to their opposition to the city's new budget, but it turns out they will be getting the money after all.
They’re Black and queer — a combination that, not long ago, was a losing proposition in U.S. politics. But Ritchie Torres and Chi Ossé don’t reflect the past. They represent the future. As OZY celebrates Juneteenth this week, we dive into the journeys of Torres — a U.S. congressman from the Bronx — and Ossé — a New York City Councilor from Brooklyn — and explore how they’re shaking things up in the largest city in the U.S., and nationally.
The budget vote revealed a fissure within City Council’s Progressive Caucus — a sprawling group containing the budget’s fiercest opponents and the leaders whipping votes for it.
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Paladino tweeted that any schools in her Council district participating in the program — which she labeled “drag queen degeneracy” — would risk losing their funding.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Adrienne Adams, a fellow New York City Democrat, over her handling of budget negotiations.