Mayor Adams orders 20% cut in migrant spending

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Monday November 20, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Citing unsustainable expenses, Adams administration orders 20% cut in migrant spending]( [Mayor Eric Adams speaks during press briefing at City Hall.]( [The dramatic cut was announced in a letter asking most city agencies to slash their spending for the next fiscal year.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [An NYPD officer talks on his radio while people take part in a protest, 2016 in New York City.]( [The NYPD is spending $390 million on a new, encrypted radio system]( [The public and news reporters will no longer be able to listen in.]( [Protesters wear facemasks at Columbia University.]( ['Everyone is scared': Columbia reels as students feud over Israel-Hamas war]( [Many students say they’re masking up at protests — or using keffiyehs to conceal their faces — out of fear of online harassment for publicly supporting Palestinians since the Oct. 7 attacks.]( [A New York City police car.]( [Queens man pleads guilty to manslaughter charges in death of off-duty NYPD officer]( [Brown’s blood alcohol content exceeded the maximum legal threshold, according to a press release from the Queens district attorney’s office.]( [State Sen. Kevin Parker, in a tan suit and bow tie, stands in the senate chambers at the state Capitol in Albany.]( [NY state Sen. Kevin Parker sued for rape under Adult Survivors Act, which he voted for]( [The Brooklyn Democrat is facing a civil lawsuit made possible by the law that revived previously expired claims.]( [The Greenpoint Avenue overpass on the Long Island Expressway on May 11, 2019]( [Long Island man charged with manslaughter, DWI in Queens crash that killed woman, injured others]( [Police say they arrested Reginald Nash of Roosevelt, New York, after a three-car crash on the Long Island Expressway early Sunday.]( [raccoon in Central Park crossing the jogging path]( [Extra Extra: Choiceful raccoons]( [Because they'll gladly enter your home and take a nap, here are your afternoon links: Flaco is peeping into apartment windows, Macy's parade float factory, "Can it Kirkland?" and more.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.