New York City Council Cuts $766 Million from Budget

The New York City Council approved $766 million in spending reductions yesterday to help the city close an estimated $1.3 billion shortfall in the current year's budget. The reductions were approved after the council negotiated an agreement with Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani to restore some cuts to cultural institutions, libraries and social services. The combination of the Sept. 11 disaster and the sluggish economy led the city to collect $1.1 billion less than it had anticipated in taxes. Many of the savings come from across-the-board cuts to city agencies, and some come from canceling plans to expand services, rather than from cutting existing services. The plan reduces by half a $3.2 million public education campaign intended to reduce AIDS among minorities and cuts a third of a $3.2 million program to reduce infant mortality in the city.

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