New Hyde Park Tentative Budget 2026-2027 Explained

New Hyde Park village trustees presented a tentative budget of $8,157,852 for fiscal year 2026/2027 at their March 19 board meeting, representing a 2.46% increase of $195,850 over last year’s adopted budget.

Deputy Mayor Madhvi Nijjar said the budget includes an estimated 1.999% tax levy increase over the prior year. Based on average home value assessments across the village, that translates into a tentative tax increase of $35 to $37 for residents.

Mayor Chris Devane said the village came in under the state tax cap, pointing to several ongoing capital projects as context for the spending.

“We came in under the tax cap, which we’re proud of,” Devane said. “We kept it under the tax cap as we’re finishing the refurbishment of DPW, we’re opening a new park, Sakowich Park, on the south side, we’ve redone Village Hall, and we have a new community center being built next door.”

The community center Devane referenced is Marcus Christ Hall. The mayor said its completion date has been pushed back from April to July.

Devane also highlighted the village’s financial health as measured by the state comptroller’s office, which conducts annual evaluations of municipal fiscal stress. The scoring system runs from zero to 25, with lower scores indicating less financial stress. New Hyde Park received a 3.3, compared to the Nassau County average of 5.1.

The mayor said the village has held that 3.3 score for three consecutive years, even while undertaking large-scale projects including park renewal, upgrades to public works facilities and resurfacing of municipal lots.

Village revenue has also grown significantly over that period. The tentative budget projects $125,000 in revenue for 2026/2027, up from approximately $61,000 in the 2022/2023 actual budget.

Trustees approved several resolutions at the March 19 meeting. The board signed contract agreements with D&B to assist the village in maintaining compliance with state mandates on stormwater discharge and sewer systems. Trustees also approved a contract with Long Island Geese Control for what the mayor described as “safe and humane removal” of geese from Memorial Park.

The board approved public field use agreements for the New Hyde Park Little League and Notre Dame Catholic School.

Several landscaping permits were also addressed. Trustees approved renewals for existing permit holders and issued two new permits, one to Valley Landscaping LLC and one to WJ Brothers Landscaping Inc.

The board also voted to renew operating licenses for Long Island Waste Services LLC and the Angry Gnome Pub.

The tentative budget will be subject to public review before formal adoption. The village has scheduled additional steps in the budget process in the weeks ahead.