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December 19, 2023, 10:09 PM UTC

NYC Budget Gap Could Top $15 Billion, State Comptroller Warns

Danielle Muoio Dunn
Danielle Muoio Dunn
Correspondent

New York City’s financial outlook may be worse than city officials think, with budget gaps expected to reach an average of $12.6 billion annually in a few years, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a new report Tuesday.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has called for budget cuts across city agencies, after projecting a deficit of $7.1 billion in fiscal 2025 because of increased costs related to the migrant crisis. The city expects the shortfalls to continue in later years, reaching $6.5 billion in fiscal 2026 and $6.4 billion in fiscal 2027.

But DiNapoli’s new report warned those ...

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