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- New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that through measures the city has implemented to responsibly manage the city’s budget and strategically address significant fiscal challenges, funding will be restored to maintain 23,000 trash cans. from the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and allow DSNY to continue installing its new trash containers.
- “When we took office, we made it clear: Out with the bad streets and in with the clean streets, and today’s restoration of the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Parks programs helps us continue to make the right investments in our ‘Car Revolution’. Garbage,'” said Mayor Adams.
- As a result, the administration is also winning its “War on Rats,” with a 20 percent reduction in complaints of rat sightings by 2023, in rat mitigation zones, where the administration is implementing targeted and effective strategies. of rat reduction.
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that as the city has implemented measures to responsibly manage the city’s budget and strategically address significant fiscal challenges, funding will be restored to maintain 23,000 trash cans from the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and allow DSNY to continue installing its new trash containers.
Additionally, Mayor Adams announced that funding for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) and the City Department of Social Services (DSS) Parks Opportunities Program (POP) will be permanently restored. of New York, which provides thousands of low-income people with six-month paid opportunities and training programs each year. POP workers help maintain and operate New York City parks and facilities, and the training they receive through the program prepares them for full-time job opportunities at New York City Parks.
“When we took office, we made it clear: Out with the bad streets and in with the clean streets, and today’s restoration of the Department of Sanitation and Department of Parks programs helps us continue to make the right investments in our ‘Car Revolution’. Garbage,'” said Mayor Adams. “We are building a city where New Yorkers will no longer have to dodge rats or tiptoe around mountains of smelly black bags, but these measured and reasonable restorations can only be achieved by making the right financial decisions and implementing creative policies in the future. And although Today we can celebrate this good news, we still have a huge budget deficit to cover in the next fiscal year and we need more support from our state and federal partners in the future.
The restoration of funds builds on the Adams administration’s successful efforts to keep the city’s streets and public spaces clean for all New Yorkers to enjoy, with efforts to contain 100 percent of the city’s trash, reduce drastically reduce the length of time trash bags remain on city streets and target hot spots for cleanup and rat mitigation within city parks during overnight hours.
As a result, the administration is also winning its “War on Rats,” with a 20 percent reduction in complaints of rat sightings by 2023, in rat mitigation zones, where the administration is implementing targeted and effective strategies. of rat reduction.
The restorations also follow specific and effective actions taken by the Adams administration in the face of a $7 billion budget gap in fiscal year (FY) 2025 as federal COVID-19 stimulus funds run out and contract spending labor issues this administration inherited have not been resolved for years, and the rising costs of the asylum seeker crisis, measures that have included helping migrants move toward self-sufficiency and reducing travel costs for migrants.
The restorations will be reflected in the preliminary fiscal year 2025 budget, which will be presented next Tuesday, at the City Charter deadline.
“The strength and character of our city is derived from our public spaces, our parks, swimming pools, recreation centers, clean streets and squares. They are our oasis, away from our apartments and desks, where the collective experience and magic of our life happens. city,” said Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi. “We thank everyone who called, wrote, and made their priorities known. Together, we will achieve a cleaner, greener New York.”
2024-01-12 03:56:33
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