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CUNY urges City Council to back $1.5 billion operating plan and $200 million capital push to repair aging campuses
Summary
CUNY leaders told the City Council Higher Education Committee that the university’s fiscal 2027 preliminary budget totals about $1.5 billion and reiterated a request for roughly $200 million in capital funding (split city/state) to bring community college facilities to a state of good repair, while warning that some successful student programs lack baseline funding for FY27.
Council Member Richards Joseph convened the New York City Council Higher Education Committee to review the City University of New York’s fiscal 2027 preliminary budget, where CUNY officials sought support for operating and capital commitments they say are essential to preserve recent gains in enrollment and student success.
CUNY’s FY27 preliminary plan totals about $1.5 billion in operating funds, the university said in testimony. Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost Alicia Alvero and Chief Operating Officer Hector Batista said the system has made progress closing its structural deficit but still faces enduring needs in capital repairs, collective-bargaining costs and student-facing programs.
“CUNY’s proposal fiscal 2027 budget total 1.5 billion,” Alvero told the committee. CUNY officials said their multi-year capital ask includes an annual $200 million target (city/state split) to fund community-college repairs and reach a higher share of systems in a “state of good repair.” The administration said the university’s capital baseline would require city and state matches to move…
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