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Agency Testimony

Commissioner presents DYCD FY27 budget overview and savings

New York City Council · May 28, 2026 · starts 2:37:18 · 1 min 33 sec

Escamilla-Davies presents the $1.619B budget, with $1.5B in tax levy, $105.4M federal, $18.4M state, and $5.2M in-city funds. She details $10.9M in FY26 savings and $34.8M in FY27, from in-house audits and cost estimate readjustments, with no service cuts.

Sandra Escamilla-Davies

The executive budget presented today reflects Mayor Mamdani's vision for a more affordable, equitable, and safer New York City and demonstrates a continued commitment to the children, youth, families, and communities that DYCD serves every day.

Sandra Escamilla-Davies

Despite broader fiscal pressures facing the city, the budget protects DYCD's core programming and continues to invest in services and opportunities that support young people and strengthen communities across all five boroughs.

Sandra Escamilla-Davies

DYCD proposed a series of savings totaling $10.9 million in the current fiscal year, $34.8 million next year, and $32.7 million in the outer years.

Sandra Escamilla-Davies

This includes savings from conducting audit functions in-house, along with savings from readjustments to cost estimates.

Sandra Escamilla-Davies

The budget stands at $1.619 billion compared to $1.633 billion in fiscal 2027 preliminary budget.

Sandra Escamilla-Davies

And the breakdown is as follows.

Sandra Escamilla-Davies

$1.5 billion in tax levy funds, $105.4 million in federal funds, $18.4 million or about

Sandra Escamilla-Davies

1.13% in state funding, and $5.2 million in interest city funds.

Sandra Escamilla-Davies

These are

Sandra Escamilla-Davies

Resources support a wide range of investments across the agency's portfolio.

Sandra Escamilla-Davies

While not an exhaustive list, I want to highlight several key initiatives that reflect how these funds strengthen services for young people, families, and communities across the city.