FOCUS ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET: NYC Health + Hospitals still faces considerable fiscal hurdles, with more than $1 billion in hoped for federal and state aid still not approved and efforts lagging to shift more of the public hospital system's health care to outpatient services. And the potential gutting of the federal Affordable Care Act would likely mean the city hospitals would be providing more unreimbursed care for an increasing number of uninsured patients.
FOCUS ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET: Foundation Aid, the state's primary aid to New York's public schools, is once again falling short of expectations under the Governor's budget compared with amounts set under a 2007 legislative agreement to settle the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit
FOCUS ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET: City support for charter schools is likely to be substantially higher than the amount the de Blasio Administration has budgeted. The increase is driven by two factors: higher charter school enrollment than currently projected in the budget and likely changes to the state formula that sets the amount the city must provide for each charter school student.
The 2016 Annual Report from the New York City Commission on Human Rights highlights the Commission's accomplishments and growth throughout the calendar year. Across the agency - in law enforcement, community relations, policy, and communications - the Commission has been working to let vulnerable communities across the City know that it is fighting discrimination and hatred in their many forms. This leadership will continue. We look forward to partnering with you and the communities with which you work to ensure that New York City remains a welcoming environment for residents and visitors of all backgrounds and a champion for equity and inclusion. No one should be treated differently because of who they are, the color of their skin, where they are from, who they love, the faith they believe, or any number of factors that go into making New York City the diverse city that it is and a mecca for people rejecting hate. That belief is a core value in New York City, and the Commission on Human Rights will fight to protect it.