Mayor Adams is pulling back on his commitment to dedicate 1% of NYC's budget to public parks—instead offering New Yorkers a “down payment” that covers a fraction of promised funding and would actually cut the Parks Dept.'s operating budget by more than 5%.
Adams made on the campaign trail to dedicate 1% of the budget – or roughly $1 billion – to the city’s sprawling network of parks.
The group’s executive director, Adam Ganser, said he was disappointed by the latest proposal, but still expected the mayor to follow through on his promise before the budget is finalized in June. Adams said the funding would go toward planting 20,000 new trees and refurbishing greenways in Brooklyn and Queens, as well as basic maintenance operations like picking up trash. The city will also pay for 715 new full-time parks department workers, the highest staff increase in parks history, according to a spokesperson.
While the mayor has warned of the impact of expiring federal money, he has not required belt-tightening across all agencies. Under the proposal, the NYPD’s budget is set to increase by $188 million, or more than 3%.
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