State Comptroller's AIM Report

The Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) program provides state aid to all of New York’s cities (other than New York City), and 141 towns and villages. AIM is funded at $656.1 million in the 2021-22 Enacted State Budget.

Unrestricted state aid for cities, towns and villages has remained flat or declined over the last decade, according to a report issued yesterday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. When adjusted for inflation, unrestricted aid to local governments has actually declined by 24% since 2011, when the state’s real property tax cap was enacted.

https://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-unrestricted-state-aid-local-governments-failed-keep-inflation