The $237 billion budget institutionalizes what was supposed to be a temporary surcharge on high-income earners enacted to close the staggering state deficit caused by the pandemic, leading to a 35% increase from the last pre-COVID budget of $175 billion in 2019.
Despite the city being a subdivision of a sanctuary state, Gov. Hochul and the Legislature shifted the burden of more than 180,000 migrants to New York City residents, with Mayor Adams asking Albany for $6 billion and receiving only $2.4 billion for the cost projections.
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