“In the face of a long-standing housing crisis faced by long-time New Yorkers, the mayor did not join our calls to raise revenue from the wealthy or oppose rent hikes — yet here, he believes the moment again calls for random agency cuts. The answer from this administration, in a crisis, is to cut essential services which often compounds the problem. Indiscriminate slashing of services that New Yorkers rely on will not help in the short term, and will create deeper issues in the long term.
“Paired with the mayor’s threats that the migrant crisis would “destroy New York City,” this announcement and its impact will only cause deeper division, stirring animosity and real danger against our newest and aspiring New Yorkers. It irresponsibly feeds a tense atmosphere that could lead to violence.
“The federal government in particular, as well as the state, have a fiscal and moral responsibility to provide real resources and infrastructure, and their failure is leaving New Yorkers with the best of bad options, but these indiscriminate cuts are among the worst. I urge the mayor to reverse course both with this budget strategy and with rhetoric that pits people in dire need against one another.”
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