The nearly $112B spending plan keeps a cut of roughly $58M to the city's public libraries.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his budget proposal for the 2025 fiscal year, including restorations in funding for the NYPD and New York City schools.However, cuts to the city's public library system remain in place.In addition to the $22M cut last year, this year's budget slashes another $36M from the New York Public Library.Budget cuts have already forced some branches to close on Sundays and have shorter hours to save money.
"Critics say the Mayor's budget ax comes just as public library use is increasing, and could be a major setback.In a joint statement, the Presidents of the Brooklyn, Queens and the New York Public Library said: "We are deeply disappointed that the FY25 executive budget failed to reverse devastating cuts proposed for public libraries in January.
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