The mayor has been calling his executive spending plan the ‘best budget ever,’ despite metrics that suggest otherwise.

New York Mayor Eric Adams proposed a revised $115.1 budget that adds more than $1.4 billion in new spending for programs including early childhood education, even as potential cuts in federal funding loom.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams increased spending in the city’s newly proposed $115 billion budget, leaving little wiggle room for economic or federal funding uncertainty. The budget increases funds for education,