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Where the Cuts Come From


 

The "old" budget figures were in the city's 2009 fiscal budget, approved by the City Council in June. The "new" figures are from the budget modification the mayor proposed in November, which is still awaiting City Council approval. For more on the specific items being cut and the debate over taxes and spending see Bugdet Battle: Round 1.

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DEPARTMENT NEW BUDGET OLD BUDGET % CHANGE $ CHANGE
Brooklyn Public Library*
$22,351,000
$24,566,000
-9%
-$2,215,000
New York Public Library*
$31,410,000
$34,389,000
-8.70%
-$2,979,000
Queens Public Library*
$22,922,000
$25,093,000
-8.70%
-$2,171,000
NY Research Libraries*
$10,064,000
$10,685,000
-5.80%
-$621,000
District Attorney Queens
$38,868,000
$40,184,000
-3.30%
-$1,316,000
Civilian Complaint Review Board
$11,143,000
$11,428,000
-2.50%
-$285,000
Dept. of Cultural Affairs
$148,787,000
$152,573,000
-2.50%
-$3,786,000
Dept. of Homeless Services
$304,049,000
$311,914,000
-2.50%
-$7,865,000
Office of the Actuary
$5,191,000
$5,324,000
-2.50%
-$133,000
Dept. of Education
$7,237,116,000
$7,415,129,000
-2.40%
-$178,013,000
Dept. of Emergency Management
$22,577,000
$23,142,000
-2.40%
-$565,000
Dept. of Records and Info. Services
$5,834,000
$5,979,000
-2.40%
-$145,000
Financial Info Services Agency
$45,908,000
$47,006,000
-2.30%
-$1,098,000
Commission on Human Rights
$2,608,000
$2,667,000
-2.20%
-$59,000
Dept. of Youth Services
$244,183,000
$249,624,000
-2.20%
-$5,441,000
Office of Adminsitrative Tax Appeals
$3,999,000
$4,086,000
-2.10%
-$87,000
Community Boards
$14,249,000
$14,544,000
-2%
-$295,000
Manhattan Borough President
$4,452,000
$4,542,000
-2%
-$90,000
Staten Island Borough President
$3,948,000
$4,027,000
-2%
$79,000
Bronx Borough President
$5,565,000
$5,674,000
-1.90%
-$109,000
Brooklyn Borough President
$5,535,000
$5,644,000
-1.90%
-$109,000
Public Advocate
$2,834,000
$2,890,000
-1.90%
-$56,000
Queens Borough President
$4,597,000
$4,684,000
-1.90%
-$87,000
Administration for Children's Services
$782,777,000
$796,925,000
-1.80%
-$14,148,000
Dept. of Buildings
$105,364,000
$107,293,000
-1.80%
-$1,929,000
Dept. of Transportation
$470,212,000
$477,687,000
-1.60%
-$7,475,000
Conflicts of Interest Board
$1,959,000
$1,989,000
-1.50%
-$30,000
Campaign Finance Board
$11,586,000
$11,752,000
-1.40%
-$166,000
Dept. of Sanitation
$1,246,629,000
$1,264,922,000
-1.40%
-$18,293,000
City Univerity of New York
$450,153,000
$456,276,000
-1.30%
-$6,123,000
Dept. of Environmental Protection
$963,652,000
$974,495,000v
-1.10%
-$10,843,000
Dept. of Information Technology and Telecommunications
$241,325,000
$244,015,000
-1.10%
-$2,690,000
Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
$654,382,000
$660,851,000
-1%
-$6,469,000
Dept. of Juvenile Justice
$95,599,000s
$96,592,000
-1%
-$993,000
District Attorney Kings
$71,682,000
$72,318,000
-0.90%
-$636,000
Housing Preservation and Development
$78,323,000
$79,004,000
-0.90%
-$681,000
District Attorney Bronx
$42,265,000
$42,590,000
-0.80%
-$325,000
District Attorney Staten Island
$7,160,000
$7,218,000v
-0.80%
-$58,000
Office of Payroll Administration
$12,614,000
$12,721,000
-0.80%
-$107,000
Health and Hospitals
$94,614,000
$95,111,000
-0.50%
-$497,000
Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor
$15,402,000
$15,461,000
-0.40%
-$59,000
Mayor's Office
$67,937,000
$68,088,000
-0.20%
-$151,000
Dept. of Correction
$940,399,000
$941,612,000
-0.10%
-$1,213,000
Fire Dept.
$1,351,436,000
$1,352,007,000
0%
-$571,000
Board of Elections
$89,166,000
$89,166,000
0%
$0
City Clerk
$4,654,000
$4,654,000
0%
$0
City Council
$52,260,000
$52,260,000
0%
$0
Civil Services Commission
$644,000
$644,000
0%
$0
Equal Employment Practices Commission
$799,000
$799,000
0%
$0
Office of Collective Bargaining
$1,720,000
$1,720,000
0%
$0
Public Administrator - Bronx
$502,000
$502,000
0%
$0
Public Administrator - Brooklyn
$582,000
$582,000
0%
$0
Public Administrator - Manhattan
$1,242,000
$1,242,000
0%
$0
Public Administrator - Queens
$455,000
$455,000
0%
$0
Public Administrator - Staten Island
$366,000
$366,000
0%
$0
Business Integrity Commission
$6,248,000
$6,247,000
0%
$1,000
Taxi and Limousine Commission
$30,085,000
$30,084,000
0%
$1,000
Dept. of Consumer Affairs
$18,664,000
$18,662,000
0%
$2,000
Dept. of Investigation
$17,587,000
$17,583,000
0%
$4,000
Office of the Comptroller
$58,737,000
$58,717,000
0%
$20,000
Law Dept.
$120,875,000
$120,853,000
0%
$22,000
Board of Correction
$933,000
$932,000
0.10%
$1,000
Landmarks Preservation Commission
$3,765,000
$350,$3,762,000
0.10%
$3,000
District Attorney NY
$72,435,000
$72,175,000
0.40%
$260,000
Dept. of Social Services
$6,513,040,000
$6,470,475,000
0.70%
$42,565,000
Dept. of Parks and Recreation
$269,776,000
$267,058,000
1%
$2,718,000
Dept. of Probation
$61,284,000
$60,368,000
1.50%
$916,000
Independent Budget Officer
$3,155,000
$3,100,000
1.80%
$55,000
Dept. of Small Business Services
$104,353,000
$101,477,000
2.80%
$2,876,000
Dept. of Finance
$208,677,000
$202,229,000
3.20%
$6,448,000
Dept. of City Planning
$17,349,000
$16,789,000
3.30%
$560,000
Police Dept.*
$3,985,907,000
$3,786,667,000
5.30%
$199,240,000
Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services
$203,879,000
$184,099,000
10.70%
$19,780,000
Dept. for the Aging
$179,211,000
$157,890,000
13.50%
$21,321,000
Dept. of Design and Construction
$9,384,000
$7,522,000
24.80%
$1,862,000

 

Budget figures do not include debt service, pension costs, and long term employee health care costs.

*Library figures are skewed because the administration pre-paid costs in the previous budget year. Therefore, budget cuts for major library branches are 2.5 percent for this budget year and 5 percent for fiscal year 2010. Some budget increases, including the police department, are attributed to increases in labor union contracts.



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