Committee on Finance · Mar 25, 2026
Preliminary Budget Hearing - Finance, Wednesdayat least 5 h 16 min11 officials identified0 public speakersRoll call: 17 present (clerk)Video: YouTube, 2 recordings
Opening remarks were given on the 11th and final day of hearings on the administration’s proposed $127 billion preliminary budget for fiscal year 2027.
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What happened
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- Opening remarks were given on the 11th and final day of hearings on the administration’s proposed $127 billion preliminary budget for fiscal year 2027.1:29rec. 2
- The testimony described a $1.7 billion savings plan under Executive Order 12 and a 5-year capital budget totaling $113 billion.10:09rec. 2
- The chair closed out the hearing.5:16:12rec. 2
Quotes
Officials only, in order.
The preliminary plan includes additional city funds of $6.6 million in fiscal ‘26, $21.2 million in ‘27, $20.9 million in ‘28, and $19.2 million baseline starting fiscal 29 to expand immigration legal services.Alexa Avilés · District 381:11:05rec. 2
I understand the mayor wants to— or he supports a rent freeze. But at the same time that in this budget I’m hearing the property tax increases, and I’m convinced that you increase property taxes, the property owners will just pass these expenses to the tenants and small businesses, hence increasing the rent.Phil Wong · District 301:57:24rec. 2
We have corrections officers in the bakery at Rikers Island when we should have civilians that would cost a whole lot less for the City of New York and probably have higher retention as well.Lincoln Restler · District 334:15:17rec. 2
Who spoke
11 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Linda LeeChair · District 23 · 32 min
- Nantasha M. WilliamsDistrict 27 · 7.0 minFirst speaks at 55:34rec. 2
- Mercedes NarcisseDistrict 46 · 5.7 minFirst speaks at 2:38:57rec. 2
- Shaun AbreuDistrict 7 · 5.6 minFirst speaks at 1:34:03rec. 2
- Justin E. SanchezDistrict 17 · 5.4 minFirst speaks at 3:24:18rec. 2
- Phil WongDistrict 30 · 3.4 minFirst speaks at 1:57:22rec. 2
- Crystal HudsonDistrict 35 · 3.3 minFirst speaks at 1:21:01rec. 2
- Alexa AvilésDistrict 38 · 3.0 minFirst speaks at 1:10:57rec. 2
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- Lincoln RestlerDistrict 33 · 2.9 minFirst speaks at 4:10:17rec. 2
- Selvena N. Brooks-PowersDistrict 31 · 2.9 minFirst speaks at 2:02:59rec. 2
- Christopher MarteDistrict 1 · 1.5 minFirst speaks at 1:06:04rec. 2
Roll call: 17 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 0 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Finance, Mar 25, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/finance/meetings/2026-03-25. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Mar 25, 2026.