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New York City

January 29, 2013

Mayor Bloomberg's Final Budget Slashes Teacher Jobs, Afterschool Programs

Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled his final budget Tuesday at City Hall.

New York City

January 29, 2013

Bloomberg Threatens Education Cuts if State Money is Lost

2,500 teaching jobs are on the line, Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned.

New York City

December 05, 2012

Walcott Warns of 'Painful' Cuts Unless Teacher Evaluation Deal Reached Soon

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said he wants a deal with the UFT by December 21.

New York City

September 14, 2012

Mayor Orders $2.5 Billion in New Budget Cuts

City agencies are being asked to slash millions from their budgets yet again.

New York City

May 03, 2012

Mayor Slashes After-School Programs but Spares Teacher Cuts

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 2013 Executive Budget will cut 200 after-school programs.

Civic Center

May 03, 2012

CityTime Scandal Settlement Will Help Plug Budget Hole, Mayor Says

The city will use nearly $500 million in settlement cash to help pay for services.

Manhattan

February 02, 2012

Mayor Bloomberg to Outline Cuts in Budget Speech

Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present his budget plan for the coming fiscal year Thursday.

Manhattan

November 22, 2011

Furious Mayor Blasts Obama Over Supercommittee Failure

Mayor Michael Bloomberg criticized President Barack Obama Monday evening as the supercommittee convened to curb the nation's debt officially admitted failure.

Washington Heights & Inwood

November 16, 2011

Ydanis Rodriguez Says Cops Assaulted Him in OWS Arrest

Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez was released without bail Tuesday evening following his Occupy Wall Street-releated arrest on Nov. 15, 2011.

Washington Heights & Inwood

November 11, 2011

Beaten and Slashed Man Found Dead in Inwood

A man in his 40s was found beaten and slashed at a building on Payson Avenue and Dyckman Street early Friday morning, police said.

Manhattan

October 05, 2011

City Freezes Hiring, Demands Across-The-Board Cuts

The Mayor's Budget Office has informed all city agencies that they must slash another 2 percent from their budgets this year and 6 percent in 2013.

Manhattan

August 19, 2011

Parks Department Layoffs Averted in Deal with Union

Hundreds of Parks Department workers avoided layoffs this week, opting instead for a voluntary attrition program that would have them work 6 months out of the year.

Washington Heights & Inwood

July 05, 2011

Town Hall Meetings Tackle Upper Manhattan's Fate Under New Budget

Councilman Robert Jackson will discuss the impact of the 2012 budget on Washington Heights and Inwood.

Manhattan

June 29, 2011

City Council Adopts $66 Billion Budget for 2012

After a a 15-hour delay, the Council voted 49-1 in favor of the plan, which saves teachers' jobs, but eliminates others.

Manhattan

June 29, 2011

Computer Glitch Delays City Budget Vote

The City Council will now vote on the austere 2012 budget and its deep cuts Wednesday morning.