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The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association and Uniformed Firefighters Association say they will fight proposed cuts.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned of thousands of city layoffs if the budget proposed by Gov. Cuomo is passed.

The governor's newly released budget includes serious cuts, including $518 million less in education aid for the city.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will announce next Tuesday how much education funding the city will lose.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that failure to reform the costly pension system will result in serious layoffs.

All four of the parks' rangers will be gone by Jan. 1, the victim of Gov. David Paterson's state workforce cuts.

With only 56 fire deaths so far this year, the 2010 tally could beat last year's record low of 73 deaths.

Cuts include 6,166 teaching positions, 350 civilian police positions and layoffs at numerous departments.

The mayor is reportedly briefing city agencies Tuesday on a citywide hiring freeze.

Libraries across the borough will be closing earlier and opening later under the latest round of budget cuts.

The governor said during an upstate radio interview that he would layoff the workers before the end of the year.

At least 2,000 teaching jobs and an unknown number of non-teaching positions will be slashed in 2011.

Gov. David Paterson predicted that another week-long budget extension bill would be required after June 20.

The mayor said that he will not provide the 2 percent raise, which had been promised to city teachers and principals.

The world's largest drug company will reportedly dismiss or relocate hundreds of New York City employees.