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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                  APRIL 03, 2026    |  The Indian Eye 20

            NYC MAYOR MAMDANI RELEASES

                          UPDATE ON SAVINGS PLAN

            OUR BUREAU
            NEW YORK, NY
                    ayor Zohran Kwame Mam-
                    dani has provided an up-
            Mdate  on  the  City  of  New
            York’s  savings  plan,  as  part  of  the
            City’s effort to drive down the bud-
            get gap inherited from the former
            Administration.  “Government  must
            deliver for working people — and ev-
            ery dollar in our budget must work as
            hard as they do. That’s why I directed
            every agency to find real savings and
            cut  waste  to  close  our  budget  gap.
            This is just the beginning of our work
            to improve service delivery and make
            city government the most efficient it
            can be,” said Mayor Mamdani.
                Mayor Mamdani proposed a
            prudent, fiscally responsible prelim-
            inary  budget  that  identifies  aggres-
            sive saving measures and operational
            reforms.  Years  of  underbudgeting,   dani Administration has grouped   partnering with OTI to renegotiate   agency  will  also  transition  certain
            unfunded  mandates  and  fiscal  mis-  savings into five categories: efficien-  contracts, which will lead to savings of   software programs to a more cost-ef-
            management under the prior Admin-  cies in public services; contracting   $1.3 million in FY26 and $1.8 million   fective platform. This will save ap-
            istration left New York City facing a   efficiencies;  technology  moderniza-  in FY27. DSS is also terminating their   proximately $70,000 in FY27.
            massive  deficit,  described  by  City   tion; space consolidation and lease   contract  with  McKinsey,  on  which   New  York  City  Public  Schools:
            Comptroller  Mark  Levine  as  “the   management;  and  financial  adjust-  nearly $9 million was spent in FY26.     NYCPS will terminate underutilized
            biggest budget gap since the Great   ments and new revenue. The follow-  Economic Development Corpo-  contracts and implement spending
            Recession.” Prior to the last Admin-  ing highlights represent an initial list   ration: EDC will in-source a market-  caps, generating $30.3 million in sav-
            istration,  actual  spending  tended  to   of approved items:       ing contract, saving $626,000 in FY27.         ings  in  FY27.  In  addition,  NYCPS
            exceed projections by approximately   Department   of   Correction:     Fire Department: FDNY has ne-  will introduce controls on central of-
            3%; through the Adams Administra-  DOC  will  restructure  and  cancel   gotiated lower rates with telecommu-  fice spending across supplies, equip-
            tion, underbudgeting averaged 10%.
                                              certain IT and  consultant contracts   nications  providers  saving  $700,000   ment, professional development and
                                              bringing services in house. This will   in FY26 and $2.2 million in FY27. It   travel,  resulting  in  $27.5  million  in
            In January, Mayor Mamdani  save $4.3 million in FY26.               will also begin billing Medicaid for   savings in FY26.
                                                                                                                      Mayor’s Office of Management
                                                  Department  of  Finance:  DOF
            signed Executive Order 12, es-    will strengthen verification to ensure   “Treat No Transport” services follow-  and Budget: OMB will reduce office
                                                                                ing recent State and Federal approv-
            tablishing a Chief Savings Offi-  recipients qualify for a primary res-  als, saving $10.1 million in FY27.    lease costs, saving $90,000 in FY27.
                                                                                                                      Office  of  Technology  and  In-
                                                                                    Health  + Hospitals: H+H  will
            cer (CSO) at every City agency    idence co-op abatement. This will   negotiate  contract  rebates,  reduce   novation:  OTI  will  renegotiate  its’
                                              save $13 million in FY27.
            to review performance, elimi-         Department of Health and Men-  reliance on temporary staffing agen-  technology  contracts,  eliminate  du-
            nate waste and streamline ser-    tal Hygiene: DOHMH will renego-   cies  through  in-sourcing,  cut  over-  plicative hardware and software and
                                              tiate its naloxone contract based on
                                                                                time and improve revenue collection.
                                                                                                                  right-size consultant agreements.
            vice delivery.                    lower costs achieved in other states.   This will save $14.1 million in FY26   These actions will save $1.3 million in
                                              This will save $1.15 million in FY27.     and $25.7 million in FY27.     FY 2026 and $1.2 million in FY 2027.
                Agencies were required to iden-   Department   of   Sanitation:     Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Ser-  Office of Labor Relations: OLR
            tify savings of 1.5% for Fiscal Year   DSNY will vacate underutilized of-  vices: MONS will eliminate a con-  will conduct a full audit of depen-
            2026 and 2.5% for Fiscal Year 2027.   fice space and relocate staff to space   sultant contract and in-source these   dent eligibility in employee health
            City  agencies  submitted  their  pro-  which is being upgraded to accom-  services, saving $400,000 in FY26.     plans. Ineligible dependents will be
            posals on Friday, March 20, identify-  modate additional employees. This   NYC  Aging:  Aging  will  in-  removed from coverage. This is ex-
            ing more than $1.7 billion in savings.   will save $194,000 in FY27.     source a consultant contract, saving   pected to save approximately $100
            City Hall and the Mayor’s Office of   Department of Social Services:   $411,000 in FY27.              million in FY27.
            Management and Budget have be-    DSS will in-source nearly two-dozen   NYC  Emergency  Management:       Taxi  and  Limousine  Commis-
            gun reviewing these proposals for in-  IT contracts. This will save $597,000   NYCEM  will  in-source  a  software   sion: TLC will cancel its Slack sub-
            clusion in the Executive Budget.     in FY27. DSS is also maximizing rev-  maintenance contract. This will save   scription,  saving  nearly  $20,000  in
                In this initial review, the Mam-  enue for WiFi provided in shelters by   approximately $63,000 in FY27. The   FY27.

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