Make the Road New York, the immigrant and working-class advocacy organization headquartered on Grove Street in Bushwick, said the Fiscal Year 2027 New York City budget deal cuts more than 500 officer positions in the NYPD, expands the CityFHEPS program for tenants, and invests in legal representation for immigrants and queer New Yorkers, according to a statement the group released on July 1.

The deal was reached between Mayor Mamdani and City Council Speaker Menin, according to Make the Road. The organization credited its members and “immigrant and working-class communities of color” for driving the outcomes it highlighted.

“The budget agreed upon today between Mayor Mamdani and Speaker Menin makes important gains toward providing support for working-class, immigrant, Trans and queer, tenant, and student New Yorkers,” Make the Road said in its statement. The organization said it secured key funding for programs to help those on the brink of homelessness, legal representation for immigrant and queer neighbors, and cuts of more than 500 officer positions in the NYPD, the largest police force in the world.