NEW YORK – Several Social Security offices in New York will close as the Department of Government Efficiency continues to reduce federal spending.
The closures follow the Social Security Administration’s announcement that it has found over $800 million in savings for the fiscal year 2025.
“For too long, the SSA has operated on autopilot,” said Lee Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, in a statement. “We spend billions of dollars each year doing the same things in the same way, resulting in bureaucratic stagnation, inefficiency, and a lack of meaningful service improvements. “It is time to change that.”
Some of the savings come from terminating contracts and grants, freezing hiring, and reducing the agency’s real estate holdings.
These are the New York Social Security offices the DOGE plans to close, as first reported by Newsweek :
- White Plains
- Poughkeepsie
- Horseheads
The White Plains office is closing because the landlord didn’t want to renew the lease, according to Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and George Latimer (D-NY).
“According to the SSA’s Regional Public Affairs Office in New York, the White Plains office is closing because the landlord is unwilling to renew the lease, and the SSA chose to close the office rather than find another suitable location.
“This is a ridiculous course of action,” the lawmakers said in a joint statement. “There is plenty of available office space in White Plains and surrounding areas, including space provided by the Westchester County government.
The decision to close shop without even looking for a new location is an abandonment of Hudson Valley residents seeking the Social Security benefits they have earned.”
The Social Security Administration has been working to restructure itself, and all of its employees were warned in February to expect “significant workforce reductions.”
The Trump administration has also targeted the Department of Education, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and USAID in its cost-cutting efforts.
