Mayor Adams orders $2.1B migrant crisis spending cut, spares NYPD, FDNY and DSNY from next budget trim

[brooklynite]

Mayor Adams will spare the NYPD, the FDNY and the Sanitation Department from another planned round of budget cuts — but is ordering his administration to figure out a way to slash $2.1 billion in projected spending on housing and services for newly-arrived migrants, according to a new memo from City Hall.
The memo, penned by Jacques Jiha, Adams’ budget director, was sent to all agency heads Monday morning. It comes days after the Adams administration rolled out the mayor’s November financial plan modification, which would enact deep budget cuts across all agencies as part of a 5% city government-wide spending reduction first ordered in September due to migrant crisis-related fiscal concerns.
While all agencies managed to come up with plans to meet the 5% spending reduction target from September, the administration “must do more” to rein in cost as the city’s still staring down a $7.1 billion deficit for the 2025 fiscal year, which starts July 1, Jiha wrote in the memo, a copy of which was obtained by the Daily News.
To that end, Jiha wrote the administration will proceed with implementing another 5% city government-wide spending trim in January via a so-called Program to Eliminate the Gap, or PEG. Agencies must submit their plans for how to meet the January PEG target by Dec. 8, Jiha added.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/11/20/mayor-adams-orders-2-1b-migrant-crisis-spending-cut-spares-nypd-fdny-and-dsny-from-next-budget-trim/

[dpibel]

1. Who is this man of whom you speak?

This major news has exactly what effect on all but 10 million residents of the United States?

But thanks for letting us know.

I suppose it could stir up some anger amongst people who foolishly think that housing for migrants might not be so trivial.

Bravo!

[brooklynite]

5. Care to offer a population threshold that you think is fair?

[dpibel]

6. What is this "fair" of which you speak

I simply asked why the 310,000,000 Americans who do not live in NYC should be particularly interested in NYC budgetary matters.

I get that it's big to you.

Just hoping you can tell me why I'm supposed to be excited about it.

Other than, apparently, the hope that someone will jump in and talk about how funding the police is an outrage.

Best sense I can make of you posting this.

You can help me understand. I know you can.

[Prairie Gates]

7. Same is happening in Chicago and other US cities

I'm happy that you live in a place where you can continue to ignore this problem, though. Good on ya!

[dpibel]

8. Oh! It's a national problem?

Well, let's talk it about it that way.

Much more sensible than framing it as "Mayor Adams prioritize cops over immigrants."

Don't you think?

[Prairie Gates]

9. National problems manifest locally for people

You're not interested in the way the national immigration/migration/asylum issues are manifesting for New Yorkers? Fine, I guess. It's an odd thing to run around policing. Did you say "Why should 310 million people who don't live in Peoria care?" when somebody posted a story of a local kid killed in Afghanistan?

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. He's a cop what else needs to be said?

[Drum]

3. A crooked dude, and a terrible mayor.

I’m in the 10044 zip code by the way. I’m a citizen and voter here in NYC, and Adams was one of the biggest mistakes our city has made.

[Polybius]

4. Except for Bloomberg, we make them all the time

Lots of terrible Mayors.