Sentences with phrase «city budget deal»

Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito shook hands tonight on a $ 78.5 billion city budget deal that includes the overwhelming majority of the priorities the Council had pushed — including 1,300 new police officers, money to keep libraries open 6 days a week, and increased funding for senior citizens and veterans.

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He could easily fetch a # 300,000 per week deal should he join United, City or one of these Chinese sides, and although we cant stretch our budget that far, we do need to push the boat out somewhat.

Without the offset of the 18 percent wage hike included in the deal realized through health care savings negotiated by the administration with the UFT and Municipal Labor Council, which represents all city employees, this agreement «could increase future budget gaps to levels that would be more difficult for the city to deal with, especially during another downturn,» Moody's warned.

Much has been made of backroom deals between the Chancellor George Osborne and Manchester City Council's chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein to deliver the most significant devolutionary settlement of Whitehall budgets in England.

Seated in the State Capitol's historic Red Room to make the budget deal announcement, flanked by several top advisers, Cuomo made it clear, again and again, that he intended to lay a heavy hand on matters concerning New York City, and, by extension, on matters concerning his intraparty rival, Mayor Bill de Blasio.

At 1 p.m., the NYC Council meets and is expected to pass the budget deal reached recently by the mayor and the speaker, City Hall, Manhattan.

The two - year budget deal reached in Washington on Friday ensures no draconian cuts in federal aid to the state and city, undercuts arguments to raise some local taxes and portends problems for Cuomo as he exaggerates the impact of Congress's tax bill on New Yorkers.

The state claims it forced the city's hand through the budget agreements, according to the Post, while city officials claim that they only agreed to the budget deal because they were able to ensure that the city - contributed funds would only go toward fixing the subway and nothing else.

For the second year in a row, the city of Albany is receiving Capital City Aid after enduring a period of uncertainty before the final state budget deal came togetcity of Albany is receiving Capital City Aid after enduring a period of uncertainty before the final state budget deal came togetCity Aid after enduring a period of uncertainty before the final state budget deal came together.

Voters in the 19th Congressional district are being offered a choice between longtime resident John Faso with a proven track record of cutting budgets, lowering taxes, and working with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and a radical New York City academic, with no roots in the district, who supports higher taxes, the Iran Nuclear Deal, and ever larger government in Washington.

In his annual budget address in City Council Chambers on October 15, 2008, Daley proposed a 2009 budget totaling $ 5.97 billion, including not filling 1,350 vacancies on the 38,000 employee city payroll and $ 150 million in new revenue from a then - obscure parking meter lease deal to help erase a $ 469 million budget shortfCity Council Chambers on October 15, 2008, Daley proposed a 2009 budget totaling $ 5.97 billion, including not filling 1,350 vacancies on the 38,000 employee city payroll and $ 150 million in new revenue from a then - obscure parking meter lease deal to help erase a $ 469 million budget shortfcity payroll and $ 150 million in new revenue from a then - obscure parking meter lease deal to help erase a $ 469 million budget shortfall.

Late Friday night, Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito shook on a deal setting out New York City's budget.

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Taxpayers are spending $ 1.7 billion in the current fiscal year on the Department of Homeless Services — after twice injecting extra cash totaling $ 287 million beyond what was in the city budget passed in June to deal with the burgeoning homeless crisis.

There is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding that budget as Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to consider what exactly to propose in terms of overhauling the state tax system in response to the new federal tax code, which has especially significant ramifications for New York, and in terms of a congestion pricing plan for New York City.

budget, dealing with the fallout of massive antipolice protests — things are simply a bit quieter this year, as City Hall moved to focus on housing more than the issues aligned with the NYPD.

The city comptroller discovered basic accounting problems with the deal the de Blasio administration struck, asserting that certain costs in the contract be accounted for in earlier city budget years.

The slush fund scandal indicates to Mr. Lander that «we don't have a vital local democracy,» and sees the scandal as a function of a system whereby the City Council focuses a great deal of energy and attention to the 1 % of the City budget that is allocated to Member items.

ALBANY — Sen. Jeff Klein (D - Bronx) emerged from a meeting with legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying more funding for mass transit and crumbling public housing in New York City are part of a «tentative deal» on the state budget.

A little after 10 p.m. Monday night and more than a week before deadline, Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced that they had reached a deal on a balanced fiscal year 2016 city budCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced that they had reached a deal on a balanced fiscal year 2016 city budcity budget.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is promising police and firefighters in New York City a better deal on their disability benefits, as a budget watch dog group warns against the proliferation of end of session bills that give union workers more benefits.

New City Library prepares for trustee and budget vote; forward progress despite continued feuding BY CHERYL SLAVIN Despite the continuous sniping, sarcastic jabs and a great deal of eye rolling, the New City Library Board of Trustees managed at its regular meeting last Thursday night to agree upon the procedures to be used for its -LSB-...]

But with the distrust between Mr. Cuomo's office and City Hall showing little sign of abating, the importance of maintaining that relationship has ballooned for Mr. de Blasio, who is seeking to get more out of the budget deal than a simple restoration of existing funds.

A deal on a fiscal year 2016 budget is due by July 1, when the new city fiscal year begins.

Mayor Bill de Blasio today said the tentative state budget deal will bring additional millions in school aid to New York City and allow him first crack at fixing failing schools — but lamented the absence of an extension of mayoral control and legislation to fund tuition assistance for undocumented immigrants.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's final budget, which was finalized in a deal with the City Council Sunday evening, gave the New York City Housing Authority an additional $ 58 million, which will prevent the closure of NYCHA - run facilities — including senior centers and community programs.

The city of Oswego continues to deal with resident complaints about last year's 43 percent property tax hike, and struggle with balancing its budget.

«Our administration's final budget reflects the commitment to sound financial management that has helped keep our city on firm financial footing, and to the services and programs New Yorkers rely on,» Bloomberg said in a statement, after announcing the budget deal alongside Council Speaker Christine Quinn at City Hcity on firm financial footing, and to the services and programs New Yorkers rely on,» Bloomberg said in a statement, after announcing the budget deal alongside Council Speaker Christine Quinn at City HCity Hall.

This week will be another busy one when it comes to budgets: the City Council continues its preliminary budget hearings and state budget negotiations enter their final ten days - a state budget is due by April 1 and some say a deal could be announced before the end of this week.

Mr. Johnson said he would approach land - use decisions by trying «to get to a place of yes»; that he wanted to take steps to «eradicate hunger in New York City»; and that he would deal with the prospect of tighter budgets — because of the new federal tax law or a potential economic downturn — by guarding funding for «programs and everyday things that affect the most New Yorkers and the poorest New Yorkers, to ensure that they don't get cut.»

In his first public comments since the budget deal was struck over the weekend, de Blasio repeatedly said Gov. Andrew Cuomo is on the hook for system - wide repairs at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Housing Authority.

In his first public comments since the budget deal was struck over the weekend, Bill de Blasio repeatedly said Andrew Cuomo is on the hook for system - wide repairs at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Housing Authority.

With a budget deal due by the July 1 start of the new fiscal year, final negotiations are underway between the City Council and the de Blasio administration, and outside groups are making their last

«We have to end the cycle of damaging budget proposals and deal with the urgent need to repair our parks,» said Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D - N.Y.) «Our national parks in New York City and all across the country are America's treasures.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo probably wanted to tout the three years of on - time budgets, but the garish federal corruption case in the city that's infected the Senate coalition in Albany will likely have to be deal with as well.

The executive budget Cuomo has proposed will likely deal serious damage to New York City's bottom line for years to come, analysts said.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio released a preliminary budget that contained few new projects and offered little guidance on how the city would deal with possible cuts from Washington.

Legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo appear close on a budget deal, but there's consternation among Assembly Democrats over the governor's plan to find some $ 250 million in Medicaid savings, much of which would come from New York City.

As the city continues to deal with a growing homeless population, the capital budget to aid the homeless is increasing.

Despite Mr. de Blasio's «no way in hell» remark, the governor went on to enact a budget deal that barred the city from charging charter schools — Ms. Moskowitz's schools included.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is promising police and firefighters in New York City a better deal on their disability benefits, as a budget watch dog group warns against the proliferation of end of session bills that give union workers more benefits.

The analysis by city budget director Mary Vossler concluded that Syracuse would save almost $ 28 million over the first six years if the city opted in to the 25 - year deal.

The back - and - forth with de Blasio could signal that Senate Republicans intend to try, over the coming months of budget negotiations, to trade the Medicaid cuts for a cap in growth in city property tax assessments, a deal that would echo the Cuomo administration's own logic when it first proposed the cuts in the governor's executive budget.

«He negotiated a budget deal with state lawmakers that guarantees future New York City charter schools rent - free space in under - used public school buildings or funding to offset the cost of renting a building.»

The proposal is part of the budget agreement, and has the state funneling money to New York City to help cover costs while walking away from its own responsibility for dealing with youthful offenders.

All told, the sources said, the emerging budget deal would likely provide a total package close to what Mayor de Blasio has been seeking — though without the increase in the city income tax the mayor had been seeking to fund the expansion.

This week, Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito shook on a deal setting out New York City's budget.

The state budget office on Tuesday provided a chart that suggested the state aid Albany receives as Aid to Municipalities (AIM) funds, plus the $ 15 million it receives in payment for Empire State Plaza being off the tax rolls, and the additional $ 12 million it received in the budget deal brings Albany more in line with other upstate cities.

According to the proposed budget, if the governor declares a state of emergency for the transit system and the state appropriates funds for the MTA to deal with that emergency, the city will be required to appropriate the same amount.