Eric Adams is defunding New York. It’s time to fight back.
Since taking office in 2022, Adams’ top priority has been cutting billions from the agencies and programs New Yorkers rely on – libraries, hospitals, parks, public schools, CUNY, sanitation, and other social services while continuing to inflate the budgets of NYPD and Corrections.
Adams’ massive budget cuts have meant fewer garbage pickups, poorly maintained parks, closed libraries, and students without after-school and summer programs. By stripping New Yorkers of desperately needed resources, treating policing and jails as catch-all solutions for social problems, and ruthlessly criminalizing poverty, the Adams administration is escalating its war on working-class New Yorkers.
On July 1, 2024, the New York City Council will pass the budget for Fiscal Year 2025. A budget is a statement of values, and Adams has made it clear where his values are. New Yorkers are fed up. We won’t let him continue to undermine the health, safety, and well-being of our communities. It’s the people vs. Eric Adams.
NYC-DSA is part of The People’s Plan, a coalition of community organizations fighting back against budget cuts. Learn more about the coalition’s core budget priorities here.
Eric Adams’ Report Card
Since taking office in 2022, Adams has proposed cuts totaling…
…more than $163.7 million from Sanitation,
…more than $95.7 million from Parks,
…more than $95.7 million from Homeless Services,
…more than $71.4 million from CUNY,
…more than $45.7 million from Libraries,
…more than $74.2 million from Youth and Community programs,
…and finally, more than $1.17 billion from New York City public schools.
These cuts include the elimination of jobs in departments across the city. Due to his elimination of city jobs and his mandated hiring freezes, New York has 24,000 fewer workers than the city had planned for before Adams.
Send a message to Eric Adams and the City Council
Use this tool to tell Eric Adams, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, the City Council Finance Chair, and your Council Member to stop defunding New York and deliver a better budget for all. Fill in your information in the form below and click ‘Start Writing’ to get started.
Get involved with the campaign!
NYC-DSA is canvassing and tabling to check in with community members about the impact of budget cuts in their neighborhood. We’re encouraging New Yorkers to send a message to Eric Adams and the New York City Council: no more cuts to New York! We demand a People’s Budget.