NYLCV has been working tirelessly to ensure our city's budget puts the environment first.
While Mayor Adams promised to protect our important green spaces and touted the launch of curbside composting, his budget announcement yesterday disappointed and backtracked on environmental progress.
Read our full statement here:
The New York League of Conservation Voters is deeply disappointed in the FY25 Executive Budget announced by Mayor Adams. While the release of the new Climate Budgeting publication is welcome news, when it comes to on-the-ground policy, this budget takes us in the wrong direction. The mayor campaigned on a promise to invest in our green spaces – which are critical to climate resilience – yet this budget solidifies last year’s draconian cuts to the Department of Parks and Recreation. Further, despite announcing to great fanfare the city’s curbside composting program a year ago, this budget still cuts that program and community composting off at the knees, which means more waste going to our landfills. And while the mayor touts New York City as a leader in the climate fight, this budget will only delay the city’s own compliance with LL97, the strongest municipal climate law in the nation. We urge the Administration and City Council to work together to restore funding for these vital environmental programs in the final Adopted Budget.
If you, like us, want to see our parks given the funding New Yorkers deserve, take action by joining us for a rally to #SaveNYCParks on Tuesday, May 7 at 6pm. Rally information here.
Sincerely,
Alia Soomro,
Deputy Policy Director for NYC, NYLCV
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