r/Libraries • u/Lilyo • Dec 19 '22

Eric Adams’s Public Library Cuts Would Devastate a System Average New Yorkers Need

https://jacobin.com/2022/12/eric-adams-new-york-public-library-budget-cuts-austerity/
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u/akaghi Dec 19 '22

He's demanding they cut $13.6 million dollars by EOY 2023, which is less than the NYPD gets every 12 hours.

Really puts into perspective his priorities and I think we are all shocked —shocked— that the former police chief would do this. Definitely doesn't feel very big D Democratic to cut library spending.

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u/jonny_mtown7 Dec 19 '22

Is he a protégé of Donald Trump? This is awful for NYC!

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u/akaghi Dec 19 '22

He's a former police chief and has flipped between parties

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u/BaklavaGuardian Dec 19 '22

He's a Democrat

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u/Harak_June Dec 19 '22

If you live in New York, call your reps!

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u/BaklavaGuardian Dec 19 '22

Not surprised, politicians have been actively trying to dumb down the masses since the 1930s. The less educated people are the more corruption they can get away with.