Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the state’s $237 billion enacted budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 about three weeks after the deadline.
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“We are delivering a common-sense agenda that makes New York safer and more affordable,” Hochul said in a statement. “I promised to fight for New Yorkers and tackle the thorny issues, and that’s exactly what we’ve done.”, Hochul was proud of finishing the budget. She said it made record investments into fighting crime, fixing the mental health system, and building more housing for New Yorkers without raising income taxes.
“If lawmakers, tenants, and people experiencing homelessness from upstate and downstate think this housing deal is bad, it doesn’t make it a good compromise—it makes it bad policy,” Joseph Loonam, VOCAL-NY Housing Campaign Coordinator, said in a statement.The extension of Mayor Eric Adams’ control of New York City schools for the next two years was another sticking point during budget debates.
“I am especially pleased that Central Brooklyn was heard, and that this budget rejects the SUNY-Downstate closure plan,” said Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie, one of the hospital’s biggest supporters. “For the past four months, central Brooklyn, along with allies from across the city and state, made it clear that this community opposes any plan to close SUNY-Downstate Medical Center and reduce access to healthcare where we need it most.
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