New York City Mayor Eric Adams has praised the unanimous passage of the $115.9 billion Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Budget, calling it a major victory for public safety, affordability, and quality of life in the city.

All 51 members of the New York City Council voted in favor of the budget on Monday, following a Friday agreement between the administration and council leaders.

“Today, all 51 members of the City Council joined us in making the ‘Best Budget Ever’ even better by unanimously passing a budget that invests in the public-safety, affordability, and quality-of-life initiatives New Yorkers deeply care about,” said Mayor Adams in an official statement.

The budget includes a wide range of initiatives aimed at easing the financial burden on residents, expanding city services, and strengthening support for vulnerable communities.

“To put more money back in the pockets of our city’s residents, this budget includes major new, visionary initiatives that will deliver a groundbreaking pilot program to provide free child care for children aged two and under for low-income families,” the mayor explained.

Additional measures include increased funding for child care vouchers, the expansion of the “NYC Fair Fares” program for discounted subway and bus access, backfilling funds for the AmeriCorps service program, additional support for seven-day library service, funding to help minority- and women-owned businesses, and resources to support runaway and homeless youth in accessing safe and affordable housing.

“To protect public safety and improve quality of life, we are establishing the ‘LGBTQ+ Emergency Support Fund’ to aid community-based organizations at risk of losing federal funding, allocating more funding to our city’s district attorneys, creating the Department of Sustainable Delivery to regulate commercial e-bikes, establishing the South Bronx Community Justice Center, and adding funding for parks, cleanliness, and sanitation,” Adams said.

Mental health support is also a key part of the plan. “To help people in mental crisis, we are adding funding to the 988 crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline, expanding the number of intensive Mobile Treatment teams and Assertive Community Treatment services, and developing additional Crisis Respite Centers, which are proven strategies to deliver help to those who need it most,” the mayor noted.

Adams emphasized the city’s commitment to protecting immigrants.

“At a time when many immigrants in our city live in fear of being detained or deported, we will use every legal means possible to keep them safe. That is why, in this budget, we are funding over $55 million in immigration-related legal services for New Yorkers—more than any other major city in America.”

He also highlighted that the adopted budget builds on prior achievements, including the “After-School for All” initiative, record investments in affordable housing, the transformation of Fifth Avenue, the revitalization of “The Arches,” and funding baselined for universal 3-K and special education pre-K. The budget also includes the landmark “Axe the Tax” plan, which eliminates personal income taxes for low-income families for the first time in the city’s history.

“Every day, our administration continues to work to deliver our core mission: to make New York City a safer, more affordable city that is the best place to raise a family — and this budget is an embodiment of how we are carrying out that mission each-and-every day,” Adams said.

He concluded by thanking Speaker Adrienne Adams, Office of Management and Budget Director Jacques Jiha, and all city officials involved in achieving the administration’s fourth consecutive on-time, balanced, and fiscally responsible budget.