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Mamdani promises no budget games – but he has a budget narrative

Mamdani promises no budget games – but he has a budget narrative

Zara Nasir, executive director of The People’s Plan NYC, a coalition of advocacy groups that organized against Adams’ budget cuts in recent years, said she’s encouraged to see Mamdani pushing the state to kick in more revenue. The group also sees an opportunity for city agencies to ramp up enforcement on fines and fees for landlords and other companies as a potential source of new revenue.

People’s Budgets Insist on Care First—for and by Everyone

People’s Budgets Insist on Care First—for and by Everyone

In New York, The People’s Plan NYC (a coalition of over 50 local organizations) won major fund restorations from Mayor Eric Adams: tens of millions of dollars for public education and over $200 million for early childhood education. It also secured tens of millions of dollars in new funding for people’s budget priorities, programs like immigrant legal services and expanded peer-led crisis care and safety programs. Unifying public pressure on Mayor Adams—through rallies, testimonies, postcards, petitions, and some heckling—was decisive to these wins

Update on FY27 budget re: Libraries/Ed Programs

Update on FY27 budget re: Libraries/Ed Programs

As we continue our preliminary FY27 budget analysis, we are disappointed to see that library spending has been cut by $29 million in the Mayor’s preliminary budget proposal. Additionally, key educational programs such as restorative justice and Learn To Work programs have not been included in this budget. We recognize the city’s legal obligation to balance the budget and the difficult choices that come with that responsibility. Those choices, however, must not come at the expense of New Yorkers.

The People’s Plan NYC Statement on FY27 Preliminary Budget

The People’s Plan NYC Statement on FY27 Preliminary Budget

We can’t fund care without Albany but the City needs to do better with the tools and powers it has. We are encouraged by the Mayor’s investments in the Department of Finance and Law Department, as outlined in the People’s Plan’s “Make ‘Em Pay” proposal. Those staff should be directed to make big landlords and corporate bad actors pay up the $1+ billion they owe the city. We encourage the Administration to staff up agencies that enforce the law against corporate bad actors and bring in millions of dollars in corporate penalties and revenue to the city.

Statement on Mayor Mamdani’s Direction to Review Agency Efficiencies

Statement on Mayor Mamdani’s Direction to Review Agency Efficiencies

Mayor Mamdani’s decision to designate agency-level chief savings officers reflects the seriousness of the city’s fiscal situation and a commitment to transparency after years of mismanagement at City Hall. Asking agencies to closely examine operations and report back on efficiencies — rather than defaulting to across-the-board PEGs — is a meaningful shift toward accountability and understanding how public dollars are actually being spent. Efficiencies, however, cannot come at the expense of New Yorkers’ basic needs.

People’s Budget Statement on FY27 City Budget Gap

People’s Budget Statement on FY27 City Budget Gap

On the city-level, as partners in this work, we look forward to working with the Mayor and City Council to ensure New York City resources the agencies and the offices in city government that enforce the city law and make corporate bad actors pay what they owe—unlocking up to $2 billion in revenue currently being left on the table.

Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Budget Press Release

Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Budget Press Release

Our response to a final vote on June 30th, 2025 on the New York City Fiscal Year 2026 budget - more than $500M in NYC's budget for affordable futures and public safety! Click here to learn more.

Teens Against Eric Adams

Teens Against Eric Adams

A group of New York City students rallied to have Eric Adams stop foreclosing on their future. "Hey hey, ho ho, these budget cuts have got to go," the dozens of students chanted as they arrived at Tweed Courthouse, where the City's Department of Education is based. Holding signs reading "Stop Cutting Student Futures" and "Protect the Families in This City," they and some of their teachers were there to protest years of inadequate funding for public schools, in conjunction with the group People's Plan NYC, which has been protesting Adams's austerity measures since his first term.