Adams enacted two rounds of 5% budget cuts, in November and in January, as a means of closing a sizable projected deficit he says was fueled in large part by
Sign up for ourCity Council members on Thursday grilled Adams administration officials over the potential impact thatcould have on the Big Apple’s green spaces, while excoriating Hizzoner for not fulfilling his campaign promise of committing 1% of the city’s annual spending plan to the agency.
“This means, as a result of these cuts and positions lost, that bathrooms won’t be opened or they’ll close even earlier, trash won’t be picked up in our parks,” Krishnan said. “Garbage cans will be overflowing, cleaning shifts for workers will be canceled and support for our community gardens and green spaces, from gardening to planting, won’t be done.”she would like to see Mayor Eric Adams’ cuts to the Parks Department, along with many other city agencies, completely restored.
Donoghue insisted that while staffing reductions will have “an impact,” the department will make due by shifting resources around to where they are most needed. , which he originally cut in November. The program provides the Parks Department with seasonal cleaning staff. “He has failed his campaign promise of 1% and year after year, we are here fighting cuts that never should have happened in the first place,” Krishnan said.
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