the.com/handshake deal
NYC Mayor Mamdani and City Council Speaker Menin have reached a handshake agreement on a $126 billion budget that expands rental vouchers and avoids NYPD expansion. The deal represents a compromise between the mayor's office and the council after negotiations over spending priorities.
what's happening
·Budget totals $126 billion with expanded rental assistance programs
·Agreement excludes planned NYPD expansion that was initially proposed
·Mayor and Speaker reached informal handshake deal before formal vote
·Deal balances housing support against law enforcement funding requests
·Marks resolution of budget negotiations between executive and legislative branches
drawn from New York Daily News, New York Post, Spotlight Delaware, Hanford Sentinel · updated 13h ago