NYC Budget Deal Has Millions for Youth Jobs, Free School Lunches
- $85 billion proposal is one of the earliest and most costly
- Record 65,000 summer youth jobs to be funded in spending plan
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New York city Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito -- both Democrats -- shook hands on an $85 billion spending plan for the next fiscal year that includes about $30 million to create thousands of permanent and summer jobs for city youth.
“This budget is aimed at addressing the economic realities of everyday New Yorkers,” de Blasio said during a City Hall briefing Friday night. “Life in this city is too hard for too many, but with this budget it is our goal to alleviate some of those pressures.”