On June 28, 2024, the City Council and Mayor Adams agreed to a $112.4 billion budget for City Fiscal Year 2025.

Due to the herculean efforts of advocates and City Council champions, the Fiscal Year 2025 budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars in restorations to essential services that had previously been reduced because of looming expiration of federal COVID relief, cross-system cuts proposed in the November 2023 Budget Modification, and a Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG) proposed in the FY25 Preliminary Budget. The FY 2025 Adopted budget includes restorations to Early Care and Education, K-12 Education services, libraries, public benefits, and much more. Important new investments were made to CityFHEPs, Fair Fares, middle and high school cafeteria redesign, and affordable housing. While CCC and our partners celebrate these critical victories, we will continue to press the Administration to refrain from further austerity measures, and to prioritize operational reforms and budget investments that ensure NYC’s children and families have opportunities and supports needed to thrive.

In the face of deep concerns that progress on universal 3-K and Pre-K had all but stalled, $283 million in funds were secured to support the early education continuum, protecting 3-K and Pre-K seats, expanding extended day/extended year seats, and supporting preschool special education. Investments include $20 million to support additional ECE seats, $25 million for ECE Extended Day Expansion, $25 million to support PromiseNYC (which funds child care for undocumented families), and $5 million in funding for ECE outreach and education. The Budget also includes $55 million for additional special education Pre-K seats, an important step towards addressing the backlog of children with disabilities awaiting preschool services.

Moreover, the Adopted Budget includes over $600 million in restorations to Education programs that were slated to expire with the end of federal COVID-19 relief funding. These restorations not only included funding for 3-K and preschool special education (some of which is referred to above), but also funds for Community Schools, homeless shelter community coordinators, school social workers and psychologists, Learning to Work programs, Summer Rising, bilingual programs, translation services; and other vital education programs.

Other crucial investments in this budget include $5 million to restore funding for the Mental Health Continuum; $615 million in additional funding for CityFHEPs (with $540 million baselined); over $2 billion in capital funding to create and preserve affordable housing; $10.7 million baselined to expand Fair Fares eligibility; $31.9 million restored for Community Food Connections; $150 million in capital funding for cafeteria redesign; $58 million restored for libraries and baselined to prevent future cuts; $4.4 million for legal services for immigrant families; $11 million restored for metro cards to support youth involved in SYEP to guarantee transportation to their programs; and $8.6 million for Community Based Solutions for Violence Interruption.

However, we were disappointed to see certain funding cuts to youth programming remained in the budget, including a $6.9 million cut to COMPASS afterschool which could result in over 3,500 young people losing access to afterschool programming. We also see an unmet need for additional peer coordinators for young people experiencing homelessness (cut in the fall of 2023), as well as support for more Runaway and Homeless Youth beds in the face of an increased number of unaccompanied minors. Other important youth justice programs that focus on prevention and support for young people – such as Arches and Next Steps – did not see funding restorations this budget.

Below we provide an overview of investments made in the FY25 Adopted Budget. You can review CCC’s previous analysis of the FY25 Preliminary Budget and FY25 Executive Budget for an overview of funding proposals made at those stages of budget negotiation.

Summary of Actions Taken in the New York FY2025 Adopted Budget

The Adopted Budget for FY 2025 Adds or Restores the following initiatives:

Department of Education

• $20 million in FY25 for Additional ECE seats
• $25 million in FY25 for ECE Extended Day Expansion
• $1.5 million in FY25 for ECE Outreach
• $30 million in FY25 for Additional Special Education Pre-K Classes
• $14 million in FY25 for Community Schools
• $12 million in FY25 for Restorative Justice Programs in schools (two $6 million restorations)
• $4 million in FY25 for Immigrant Family Engagement
• $889,459 in FY25 for Mental Health Continuum (part of a $5 million restoration across three agencies)
• $75 million in FY25 for Schools Hold Harmless
• $4 million in FY25 for Arts Education
• $2.5 million in FY25 for LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum
• $20 million baselined for School Food Workers

Department of Social Services

• $31.9 million in FY25 for Community Food Connection
• $752,289 in FY25 for Mayor’s Office of Food Policy and $1.4 million baselined in outyears
• $540 million for CityFHEPS baselined in outyears
• $4.4 million for Immigration Legal Services
• $10.7 million baselined for expansion of Fair Fares

Department of Homeless Services

• $1.35 million for Children and Families in NYC Homeless System

Office of Criminal Justice

• $2.1 million in FY25 for ATI Restoration

Department of Youth and Community Development

• $11 million in FY25 for SYEP metrocards
• $1.5 million in FY25 for Youth Homelessness
• $19.6 million in FY25 for Summer Rising Restoration
• $315,000 in FY25 for LGBTQIA+ Curriculum
• $4.9 million in FY25 for AAPI Community Programs

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

• $472,473 in FY25 for Mental Health Continuum (part of a $5 million restoration across three agencies)
• $2.75 million in FY25 for Groceries to Go

Health and Hospitals Corp

• $3.6 million in FY25 for Mental Health Continuum (part of a $5 million restoration across three agencies)

Administration for Children Services

• $25 million in FY25 for Promise NYC
• $485,000 baselined for Office of Childcare Early Education

Department of Parks and Recreation

• $2.6 million in FY25 for GreenThumb
• $15 million in FY25 baselined for Second Shift Cleaning
• $2 million in FY25 for Tree Stump Removal
• $4.1 million in FY25 for Urban Park Rangers

Libraries

• $3 million in FY25 for restoring the subsidy reduction of the New York Research Library; $1.5 million baselined in outyears
• $15.5 million in FY25 for restoring the subsidy reduction of the New York Public Library; $8.1 million in outyears
• $11.7 million in FY25 for restoring the subsidy reduction of the Brooklyn Public Library; $6.1 million in outyears
• $12.1 million in FY25 for restoring the subsidy reduction of the Queens Public Library; $6.3 million in outyears

The Adopted Budget for FY 2025 Funds City Council Initiatives at the Following Levels

These are investments funded by the City Council for FY25 only. Initiatives are level-funded with the previous year unless indicated otherwise.

Community Development

• $5.1 million for Asian-American Pacific Islander Community Support
• $14 million for Adult Literacy Initiative ($10 million increase from FY24)
• $2.5 million for the Adult Literacy Pilot Project
• $3.7 million for Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund
• $4.59 million for Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative
• $5.2 million for LGBTQIA+ Community Services (an increase of $795,000 from FY24)
• $3.225 million for Trans Equity Programs

Community Safety and Victim Services

• $5.1 million for Community Safety and Victim Services Initiative 

Criminal Justice Services/Juvenile Justice

• $14.487 million for Alternatives to Incarceration programs
• $9.45 million for Discharge Planning (an increase of $9.1 million from FY24)
• $2.525 million for Diversion Programs
• $4.61 million for the Initiative to Combat Sexual Assault
• $2.638 million for Innovative Criminal Justice Programs
• $1.02 million for Support for Victims of Human Trafficking
• $3.476 million for Support for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade

Domestic Violence

• $12.01 million for Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative
• $2.45 million for Supportive Alternatives to Violent Encounters (SAVE)

Early Childhood Education

• $5.45 million for the City’s First Readers Initiative
• $600,000 for CUNY Child Care Expansion

Education

• $1.74 million for College and Career Readiness
• $3.75 million for Community Schools
• $7.14 million for Educational Programs for Students, which includes programs such as Chess in the Schools, and the Middle School Quality Initiative (distributed between DOE and DYCD)
• $5 million for the Education Equity Action Plan to support the creation of a K-12 Black Studies curriculum
• $500,000 for the Jill Chaifetz Helpline operated by Advocates for Children
• $2.8 million for LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum.
• $925,000 million for Physical Education and Fitness
• $2 million for Social and Emotional Supports for Students, including $777,000 for the Child Mind Institute
• $4.650 million for Support for Educators, which funds professional development, training, and mentorship for teachers ($250,000 increase from FY24)
• $4 million for Support for Arts Instruction
• $7.4 million for Cultural Immigrant Initiative (distributed among DCLA, DYCD, CUNY, DOE)
• $4.6 million for Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative (distributed among DYCD, DCLA, DFTA, DOE, and QBPL)
• $714,500 for Work-Based Learning Internships 

Environmental Initiatives

• $5.1 million for A Greener NYC
• $14.3 million for NYC Cleanup 

Economic Security

• $2.8 million for the Anti-Poverty Initiative

Food Initiatives

• $8.26 million in FY24 for food pantries ($1 million increase from FY24)
• $2.134 million for Access to Healthy Food and Nutritional Education, which funds farmers markets, urban farms, community gardens, and programs to expand the use of SNAP benefits
• $1.5 million for the Food Access and Benefits Initiative (HRA)

Health Services

• $3.620 million for Access Health NYC
• $664,719 for Child Health and Wellness, which includes programs such as obesity prevention, asthma programs and oral health services
• $3.728 million for the Maternal and Child Health Services initiative
• $1.014 million for the Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program ($60,327 increase from FY24)
• $554,423 for Reproductive and Sexual Health Services

Homeless and Housing Services

• $1.35 million for Children and Families in the NYC Homeless System
• $820,000 for the Citywide Homeless Prevention Fund
• $1.5 million Guaranteed Income Pilot Program ($1.5 million increase over FY24)
• $3.65 million for Community Housing Preservation Strategies
• $1.5 million for the Community Land Trust
• $1 million for Estate Planning and Resolution ($1 million increase over FY24)
• $450,000 for Financial Empowerment for NYC’s Renters
• $4.15 million for the Foreclosure Prevention Program
• $1.8 million for the Home Loan Program
• $650,000 for Housing Court Answers
• $300,000 for the Housing Information Project
• $3.75 million for Stabilizing NYC, a citywide coalition to prevent the loss of affordable housing

Immigrant Services

• $3.35 million for CUNY Citizenship NOW! Program
• $4.4 million Legal Services for Low-Income Immigrants ($4.4 million increase over FY24)
• $16.6 million for the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project
• $3.982 million for the Unaccompanied Minors and Families Initiative
• $2.4 million for Immigrant Health Initiative
• $2.6 million for Immigrant Opportunities Initiative
• $700,000 for Key to the City

Legal Services

• $3.0 million for Family Advocacy and Guardianship Support
• $485,000 for Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT)
• $5.8 million for Legal Services for Low-income New Yorkers, which includes citywide legal services and the SSI advocacy project
• $3.455 million for Legal Services for the Working Poor

Libraries

• $4.3 million n FY25 for Brooklyn Public Library
• $5.8 million in FY25 for the New York Public Library
• $4.3 million in FY25 for the Queens Public Library
• $1 million in FY25 for the New York Research Library 

Mental Health Services

• $3.26 million for the Autism Awareness Initiative
• $1.56 million for the Children Under 5 Initiative, which funds community-based mental health services for children under 5
• $3.425 million for the Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative
• $2.23 million for Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services
• $1.2 million for the LGBTQ Youth All-Borough Mental Health Initiative
• $3.66 million for Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations, which included the Samaritans Suicide Prevention hotline ($32,000 reduction from FY24)
• $3.08 million for Opioid Prevention and Treatment

Parks and Recreation

• $5.4 million for Parks Equity Initiative

Public Safety

• $720,000 for Arts as a Catalyst for Change
• $3.77 million for the Crisis Management System (distributed among DOE, DOP, DYCD, and HHC)
• $125,000 for Cure Hate
• $1.225 million for the Hate Crimes Prevention Initiative

Young Women’s Initiative

• $973,126 for a Dedicated Contraceptive Fund
• $250,000 for HRA Teen RAPP
• $530,000 for an Initiative for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence
• $350,000 for the Prevent Sexual Assault (PSA) Initiative for Young Adults
• $174,000 for Step in and Stop it Initiative to Address Bystander Intervention
• $714,500 for Work-Based Learning Internships
• $1.096 million for Wrap-Around Supports for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth
• $1.74 million for Young Women’s Leadership Development

Youth Services

• $8.2 million for the Afterschool Enrichment Initiative
• $1.2 million for Big Brothers and Big Sister of New York City
• $500,000 for Civic Education in New York City Schools
• $1.87 million for COMPASS elementary after-school programs
• $1.472 million for Sports Training and Role Models for Success Initiative (STARS)
• $1.4 million for Youth Build Project Initiative (a reduction of 260,000 from FY24)
• $17.34 million for Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA)
• $1 million for Citywide Young Adult Entrepreneurship Program Initiative