LIU STATEMENT ON NYCHA & SEQUESTRATION
Mayor Needs to Act Ahead of June 30 Budget Deadline
City Comptroller John C. Liu stated the following today on the federal budget cuts hitting the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA):
“With the City’s June 30
budget deadline looming, the Mayor needs to act now to shore up NYCHA.
The consequences of the
federal budget cuts hitting NYCHA will mean increasing rents for
residents, the elimination of vital support services (including the
closing of youth and senior centers), and the reduction of operation and
maintenance services. All of these things risk a
further deterioration of our public housing. The City should
immediately provide NYCHA on an emergency basis with the funding
necessary to avert these draconian cuts and rent increases. NYCHA
residents are among the most vulnerable New Yorkers. We need to
help them, not hurt them. If NYCHA’s management is looking for cuts,
they should look to consulting contracts and executive staff.”
Background
July 2012 comments on NYCHA’s Draft Annual Plan for FY 2013:
July 2012 testimony and press release on NYCHA’s Draft Annual Plan for FY 2013:
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LIU ON NYC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES
City
Comptroller
John C. Liu stated the following today after the Mayor’s announcement
that high school graduation rates have held steady:
“Graduating
from high school is not enough. In today’s economy, a college degree is
vital, and research from the Comptroller’s
office shows that four out of five New York City public high school
students do not graduate from college. If we are serious about preparing
students for the 21st-Century economy, we need to make
smarter investments in education – including increasing
the number of college counselors in our high schools, using early
intervention systems to keep kids on track for college, building
partnerships between high schools and colleges, and investing in summer
programs to make sure high school graduates matriculate.”
Background:
Comptroller Liu’s “Beyond High School NYC” initiative seeks to increase the proportion of New Yorkers with higher education
to 60 percent by the year 2025 through strategic investments in public education.
“Beyond High School: Higher Education as a Growth and Fiscal Strategy for New York City”:
http://www.comptroller.nyc.
“The Power of Guidance: Giving High School Students the College Counseling They Need”:
http://www.comptroller.nyc.
http://www.comptroller.nyc.
“No More Rubber Stamp: Reforming New York City’s Panel for Educational Policy”:
http://www.comptroller.nyc.
http://www.comptroller.nyc.
“Bridging the Digital Literacy Divide”:
http://www.comptroller.nyc.
http://www.comptroller.nyc.
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