In a letter, 47 Council members asked the mayor «to offer
some critical budget relief» to nonprofits and help them invest in equipment, technology, and staff development.
«Our pro-growth
budget plan delivers on our promises to provide additional tax
relief to overburdened families, seniors and businesses while supporting key investments in education, infrastructure, health care and other areas
critical to the safety and well - being of New Yorkers,» said Cathy Young, the Senate Finance Committee chairwoman.
Topics included his reaction to Governor Cuomo's statement that he is not planning to approve a specific amount of pre-K funding set forth in the state senate proposed
budget, how confident he is of pre-K funding, the status of his administration's review of the city's Sandy
relief programs, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's statements on mayoral control of the city school system and charter schools, the current status of site clearing and the investigation into the cause of the East Harlem building explosion, whether New Yorkers should be concerned about gas leaks, his reaction to a tweet yesterday by Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito
critical of Governor Cuomo's reaction to the East Harlem building explosion, how the church services he attended this morning for victims affected him personally and the
relief efforts being led by his wife, Chirlane McCray, and the Mayor's Fund for NYC.