Op-Ed | The best budget ever gets even better: Making New York City more affordable for working-class New Yorkers | amNewYork
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The budget prioritizes public safety, affordability, and quality of life, focusing on investments for working-class families. It includes universal after-school programming and a pilot program for free childcare for low-income residents. The budget abolishes personal income taxes for low-income individuals, totaling $63 million in savings for families. The aim is to enhance the American Dream for New Yorkers, grounded in the mayor's experience as a public-school student and NYPD officer. This budget addresses the high costs of childcare and aims to keep families in the five boroughs.
This budget launches universal after-school programming and aims to offer free universal childcare to low-income residents, representing a significant shift towards supporting working families.
Abolishing New York City personal income taxes for low-income New Yorkers will return $63 million to 582,000 families and improve affordability in the city.
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