In November, Mayor Adams announced steep budget cuts which he blamed on a fiscal crisis caused by the influx of migrants into NYC. In the past weeks he changed course. The city will receive $2.9 billion more than expected tax revenues and $2.4 billion additional from the state. Adams then partially reversed some of the cuts to public schools, NYPD, FDNY, DSNY litter basket pickups, and the Parks Opportunity Program.
City funding has not been restored for Big Reuse 's community composting or composting outreach in Department of Sanitation's $1.8 Billion budget. Despite our petition with nearly 50,000 signatures, 3 significant public rallies with a dozen city council members - all DSNY funding for community composting, composting education and outreach by nonprofit partners is still eliminated for 8 organizations including Big Reuse.
We are keeping the fight going to restore community composting to the upcoming 2025 fiscal year NYC budget. Thanks to all of you for your amazing support to keep NYC community composting. We have funding through our supporters at Mill and others that have allowed us to keep our Queensbridge site composting materials from Parks and LESEC through June.
