New York City Council LGBTQIA+ Caucus Endorses “Crisis to Care” Progressive Caucus Budget Priorities

April 16, 2025

New York City

This week, the New York City Council LGBTQIA+ Caucus voted to endorse the New York City Council Progressive Caucus’s budget campaign, Crisis to Care. 

In response, the New York City Council LGBTQIA+ Caucus Chairs Council Members Erik Bottcher and Tiffany Cabán, and Progressive Caucus Chairs Sandy Nurse and Shahana Hanif released the following joint statement:  

“The New York City Council LGBTQIA+ Caucus is proud to endorse “Crisis to Care,” the New York City Council Progressive Caucus’s priority budget campaign for the FY26 cycle. 

Together, we are calling for city dollars to be spent on programs rooted in real solutions to our public safety challenges, solutions that eliminate waitlists to critical mental health services, follow best medical practices, and that provide dignity for frontline mental health and crisis response workers.

Our members are extremely heartened to see Crisis to Care priorities reflected in the Council’s Preliminary Budget. We will fight alongside the Speaker and our colleagues in the Council to deliver a budget that funds real solutions to keep New Yorkers safer and solve some of New York’s most difficult problems.”

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