As part of his vow to close a multi-billion dollar budget gap, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Wednesday an initial wave of spending cuts to New York City’s Education Department.
But the reductions represent a tiny fraction of what the mayor ordered the agency, along with others, to trim. Officials said they’re still combing through proposals to determine which cuts to approve.
The Education Department’s central offices are expected to reign in spending on supplies, professional development, and travel — adding up to $27.5 million this school year. Next school year, the city will “terminate underutilized contracts” and “implement spending caps” to save $30.3 million…