City officials warn New York is short on a plan as administration skips council hearing on federal cuts

Chair Ressler convened an emergency Council oversight hearing to examine how New York City is preparing for sudden reductions in federal funding — and repeatedly faulted the Adams administration for not attending in person. “It’s an absolute disgrace that the administration chose to refuse to show up today,” the chair said as the panel opened.

The hearing brought testimony from the city’s Independent Budget Office and outside fiscal analysts who said the city faces substantial near‑term risk from cuts to federal programs and recommended bolstering reserves and improving transparency. Jackie Sherman, a senior analyst at the Independent Budget Office, told the committee that direct federal funding accounts for roughly 8% of the city’s expense budget and that agencies and programs that rely on federal reimbursements need clearer contingency planning. “The budget continues to understate costs for uniform personnel overtime, Carter cases, and funding for city…