Local Leaders, Students Fight For OST Funding At Borough Hall

students from across Queens, accompanied by parents and local legislators, made their voices heard on Tuesday.

The more than $20 million proposed budget cut will eliminate programs at places like the Samuel Field Y in northeast Queens, and the

So far, parents, legislators and affected students are working to stave off the cuts, as they have in years past, but a dire budget negotiation leaves them fearful of what the future holds.

In Forest Hills,

Without city council funding, the Out of School Time programs, administered by the Department of Youth and Community Development, will be forced to shut down, putting an estimated 16,000 city children on the streets after school.

According to Borough President Helen Marshall, of the 33 citywide programs set to be closed by the funding cuts, 17 — more than half — are in Queens.