The 5% budget cuts are the initial phase of Mayor Adams’ plan to address the city’s financial challenges, partly attributed to the costs associated with caring for asylum seekers. Cardi B, who hails from the Bronx, expressed worry about the impact on her neighborhood, highlighting the existing perception of New York as being dirty and predicting an exacerbation of the situation with the proposed budget cuts.
The rapper specifically mentioned the cancellation of police academy classes and sanitation budget reductions, expressing concerns about potential increases in crime and a surge in rat populations. Mayor Adams aims to implement cuts across various city departments, including $32 million from sanitation, $74 million from the FDNY, and $547 million from the Department of Education. Cultural institutions and street garbage cans in the outer boroughs are also set to face funding reductions.
Cardi B expanded her critique to the federal government, singling out President Biden for allocating funds to foreign wars in Ukraine and Israel while New York City faces budget cuts for essential services such as schools, libraries, police safety, and sanitation. She questioned the allocation of funds, emphasizing the challenges in funding crucial services within the country.
Mayor Adams defended the budget cuts, asserting that agencies had identified savings with minimal disruption to services. However, the plan has faced criticism, particularly from the Police Benevolent Association, expressing concerns about the potential impact on public safety and staffing levels.
🚨 Cardi B goes off on Joe Biden for saying we can fund two foreign wars while American cities like New York are in decay but are facing budget cuts.pic.twitter.com/g2vYTlVFUb
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 19, 2023
I love that @iamcardib is going viral for sensibly stating that America is not putting its citizens first while opining about how it’s our moral duty to help every nation overseas.
I only wish she had done this before she helped to elect a senile man whose party has…
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) November 20, 2023
