Summer youth employment program

Mayor Adams had pledged to grow the program as part of the multi-pronged plan to address gun violence in the city he announced last month.

With New York City’s economy still battered -- especially in the food service and retail sectors that often gave teenagers and young adults their first jobs -- advocates say City Hall needs to ensure that young New Yorkers have their own path to economic recovery.

"Restoring it can change the lives of 150,000 young people."

The proposed cuts include the $124 million Summer Youth Employment Program, the nation’s largest youth employment program.

Flickr user trialsanderrors On a recent budget-slashing spree, Gov. Paterson has