“A White House plan or strategy doesn’t change our strategy and our approach,” Mr. de Blasio said. We’ll deal with whatever comes out of Washington, but we’re not going to wait.”Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHe added: “We could be facing very severe cuts; we could be facing very limited cuts. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMr. de Blasio, for his part, included $16 million in his budget proposal to provide legal services to immigrants in detention and to asylum seekers. The last budget of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s administration called for $72.7 billion in spending. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe city would also increase its 10-year capital spending plan to $95.9 billion, a rise of roughly $6 billion.

Source: New York Times April 27, 2017 00:26 UTC