Mayor Eric Adams' representatives skip NYC Council hearing on Trump federal funding cuts, sparking outrage

Mayor Eric Adams' representatives skip NYC Council hearing on Trump federal funding cuts, sparking outrage

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ office declined to send anyone to testify at a City Council hearing Wednesday that was called to review his plans for dealing with the President Trump’s federal funding cuts, drawing outrage from members of…

Pressure Grows on Adams to Budget for Trump Funding Cuts and Recession

Mayor Eric Adams is coming under intense pressure to increase the city’s reserve funds as the threat grows of both big cuts to federal aid and an economic downturn that would reduce tax revenues.City Comptroller Brad Lander Wednesday called for the mayor to set aside about $1 billion in case of a recession and an additional $1 billion to be used in the event of cuts to federal aid, steps the mayor declined to take in his preliminary budget in Ja…

City Council leaders slam Adams officials for absence from Trump funding cuts hearing

City Council leaders on Wednesday fumed over Mayor Eric Adams administration officials not showing up to a hearing on preparing for Trump's deep funding cuts and submitting written testimony instead — a move they said shows Hizzoner "remains silent" in the face of Trump's attacks. City Council Member Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn), a frequent Adams critic, opened the proceedings by pointing out that no one from the mayor's administration was prese…

Adams reps skip NYC council hearing on Trump federal funding cuts, sparking outrage

Mayor Adams’ office declined to send anyone to testify at a City Council hearing Wednesday that had been called to review his plans for dealing with the President Trump’s federal funding cuts, drawing outrage from members of the chamber who argued the no-show signals Adams isn’t taking the threat of Trump seriously. Since January, Trump has clawed back tens of millions of dollars in migrant crisis funding from the city, cancelled tens of million…