{"id":284681,"date":"2026-07-02T10:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/284681\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:13:20","slug":"council-did-not-give-anything-up-in-nyc-budget-negotiations-menin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/284681\/","title":{"rendered":"Council \u2018did not give anything up\u2019 in NYC budget negotiations: Menin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) \u2013 Mayor Zohran Mamdani has reached an agreement with the City Council on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/mayor-mamdani-speaker-menin-agree-134901470.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:$125.8 billion budget;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;$125.8 billion budget&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$125.8 billion budget <\/a>\u2013 but it wasn\u2019t without disagreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">City Council Speaker Julie Menin joins PIX on Politics with Dan Mannarino to discuss the budget deal and major sticking points, including City FHEPS vouchers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/politics\/pixonpolitics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:More News: PIX on Politics;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;More News&quot;}\"> More News: PIX on Politics <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Mamdani administration has agreed to settle the lawsuit over eligibility expansion for the voucher program, and the City Council has created a new alternative through legislation, Menin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe did not give anything up,\u201d Menin said of the council\u2019s negotiations with the mayor. \u201cHe was adamant [on City FHEPS]. \u2026 I held the line, and I got the council united on this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s a slightly bigger budget than the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mayor-mamdani-releases-executive-nyc-173200502.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:mayor\u2019s proposed executive budget;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;mayor\u2019s proposed executive budget&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mayor\u2019s proposed executive budget<\/a>, which came in at $124.7 billion. The mayor must get the City Council\u2019s approval to pass a final budget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch the video player for the full interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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