Court ruling leaves NYC budget in place, including nearly $500M in school funding cuts

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts to New York City schools will remain in place after an appeals court overturned a decision to redo the budget.

The budget battle has been brewing for some time. Over the summer, Mayor Eric Adams and the city Department of Education ordered budget cuts worth nearly $500 million to avoid a shortfall. Parents and the City Council fought back, saying they were deceived by the mayor’s administration.