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Some NYC schools spending masð sive amounts on per-pupil budgets -- but show dismal results
Some New York City public schools spend up to three times as much per student than the cið°tywide average -- but show dismal results, The Post has found.
NYCęĶ needs these charter reforms
If the Charter Reform Commission proposes some more fiscal discipline and the removal of ðthe advocate, a worthless appendix of city government, it will have served the public well.
Mayor Adams' 2025 spending scheme could've been worse â but also better
Mayor Eric Adams' $111.6 billion budget for the coming year, after adjustments, is actually lower than this year's, but it severely underð·estimates costs and leaves monster gaps foðr future years.
Eric Adams didn't create New York City's mess, but hasn't done enough to clean it up
A Citizens Budget Commission survey shows New Yorkers' views of the city have plunged, and though it's not all Mayor Eric Adamsð' fault, he's done far too little to fix...
Albany progressives look to chase out more New Yorkers with yetęĶŽ more tax hikes
Greedy Albany progressives are pushing for yâet another tax hike this year, which could prompt manyðļ New Yorkers to move out â taking their tax dollars with them.
Let thðĪŠere be light: NY taxpayers deserve transparency on the $230 billion budget
New York good-government groups urged some bare-minimum steps for the Legislature to take bringing state budget-making ouęĶt of the dark.
Can Eric Adams stop NYC from falling over an 'alarming' fiscal cliff?
ð New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Citizens Budget Commission head Andrew Rein jointly roll out the A-word â âalarmingâ â to describe city finances. ę§
NYPD can expect a flood of retirements after Adams' proposal to slash overtime for migrant cost-cutting: sources
The NYPD can expect a brain drain thanks to a flood of retirements if overtime is cut as proposeâd by Mayor Adams to help plug a multibillion-dollar, migrant-fueled budget hole,...
Adams' union negotiation skills stink â you pick up the tab
Mayor Eric Adamsâ unioân-contract strategy is becoming all-too-clear: Agree to most or all of what the labor bosses demand â and get nothing whatsoever back in return.
NY needsð§ to move fast to save its cash-strapped public houęĶ°sing
âNew York City public housing is now falling apart faster than the Housing Authority can fix it.
ExposÃĐ on soaring NYC school spendingð· should outrage every New Yorker ð
All New Yorkers should be outraged at the stunning sums (of their money) being flushed down the drainâ on Gotham schools.
New York is best off if Albany doesn't agree on insane new spending
The CBC's new policy brieðf warns thatðē Hochul would produce a $15 billion-a-year structural deficit by 2027.
How Hochul is 'bribing' her way to election with nearly $1B of your money
"These slush funds are totally unaccountable. It's not how public dollars should be doled out," senior policy adviðser Rachael Fauss of Reinvent Albany said Friday.
Insane school spending and meager student results reveal NY educrats' real priorities: staffers â not kids
The Citizens Budget Commission ā·īthis week pegged state aid to schools at a whopping $34.4 billion this year, up 6.7% over last year â or, thanks to declining enrollment, 9ęĶ°.4%...
Adams orders NYâĪC agencies -- including NYPD -- to cut spending 3% over inflation, looming recession
The memo from the Mayor's Office of Management and Budget stated that no agencieâs will be exempted due to "the magnitude of the threat to our financial stability."
Fix the laws behind the city's housing shortage
ðž One main reason housing is so expensive in this town is that state and city laws make it so expensive to put up new buildings.
Adams' plan to salvage NYC Ferry doesn't go far enough to save it
We still think the mayor should kill the whole thing. As Connor Harris notes, the city has farð more urgent transit needs. But if he insists on saving it, the...
Rainy days are coming, Mr. Mayor: Save big ðĪĄnow ð
We'd be happy if Adams sets aside even more than the $2.3 bilðŧlion, plus $1.7 billion to the labor reserve to cover the cost of future collective bargaining increases, that...
Hochul shells out billions âð to help herself, not NY taxpayers
Governor ï·šKathðŦy Hochul released a $216 billion budget Tuesday.
NYC's next mayor faces $5.4B deficit after de Blasio adds another $300M
City Council approved the 2022 fiscal year budget in June. It includes the $300 million that wð ill go toward 4,000 jobs. Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa slammed the moveę§.