CITY HALL - City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito proposed hiring 1,000 police officers, eliminating school lunch fees for all students and overhauling the property tax system in the City Council's budget response rolled out Wednesday afternoon. (silive.com)
Lawmakers want more summer jobs for teens — a $ 41 million budget boost that would increase jobs from 35,101 to 60,000 — and to scrap school lunch fees for all students, at a cost of $ 8.75 million. (nystateofpolitics.com)