Budget Cuts to NYC Parks Would Disproportionately Affect Marginalized Communities, Activists Say
The Click
By: Teresa Mettela
NEW YORK) — Ahead of a city budget meeting, several non-profit organizations dedicated to preserving green spaces across New York City rallied outside City Hall on Wednesday with one clear message to local officials: “Stop picking on our parks!”
Proposed budget cuts of 5 to 15% would devastate park conditions across the city, said Adam Ganser, the executive director of New Yorkers for Parks, an advocacy group that champions quality public spaces.
“We can build parks that have great new innovative ideas, but we can’t take care of the basic parks that are taking care of the eight and a half million people who live here,” Ganser told The Click.
