The New York City Council passed the Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), the largest in the city’s history at $112.4 billion. In this brief, we assess how the programs we champion fared in the Adopted Budget.
New Yorkers have a less positive perception of their local schools compared to the nation overall, according to new Unheard Third Survey findings from CSS.
In a positive development over the summer, the city decided to extend discounted ferry tickets to Fair Fare enrollees. However, it still leaves out many people, including students. Intro 236 seeks to make it easier for students enrolled in a city high school to use the ferry system by offering them the discounted fare.
Unequal access to the internet and digital devices, or the “digital divide,” has been documented for decades. Today, the digital divide is preventing New Yorkers from climbing up the economic ladder.
Two years since the the beginning of the pandemic and an economic recession that disproportionately impacted low-income Black and brown residents, Governor Hochul and the State Legislature last Friday announced a budget agreement that advances important investments.