There's also funding for a slew of the mayor's priorities like new ambulance tours in Queens and the Bronx and opioid addiction treatment. (observer.com)
The budget also added $ 5 million for 50 new ambulance tours in fiscal 2017 (increasing to $ 10 million the following year) and $ 5.5 million to prevent and treat opioid addiction. (gothamgazette.com)
At 10 a.m., Queens Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, NYC Public Advocate Tish James, Uniformed EMS Officers Union President Vincent Variale and Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics and Fire Inspectors Israel Miranda hold rally to call on de Blasio and the FDNY to not re-privatize ambulance tours, City Hall steps, Manhattan. (nystateofpolitics.com)