New York, NY – Employees Can Set Aside Pay for Storm Relief

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    New York, NY – Employees who want to contribute to relief efforts after Superstorm Sandy will be able to do it through an automatic payroll deduction.

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    Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced the program on Sunday.

    They said city employees will be able to earmark part of their paychecks to the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City for storm relief.

    The fund has raised more than $35 million for hurricane restoration efforts.

    Bloomberg says the money is used to address immediate needs including water, hot food, toiletries, baby supplies, warm clothing and blankets.

    The funds will also address long-term needs including housing.

    City employees’ tax-deductible deductions will run for two months spread over four pay periods.


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    mugsisme
    mugsisme
    11 years ago

    Why should the employees pay? How much has bloomberg donated? Where is their savior obama? oh yeah … He’s off playing golf. But he’ll be by on Thursday for a photo op.

    11 years ago

    I’ve worked for NYC for over 20 years. I am outraged that I had to charge my vacation days for Monday and Tuesday the week of sandy. no train no bus no way to get to work. I still had to pay my babysitter who obviously couldn’t come. these vacation days are precious for a working frum person. I think the mayor is a total ass. I hate him and I think he should resign and live his fegele dreams in Bermuda

    11 years ago

    Please stop whining and consider yourself fortunate to have paid vacation days to ‘dip into’. Many of us hardworking independent contractors for the city had to swallow the losses of school closures without pay.
    many people had lost revenue, business closures etc following the storm.
    If you worked for a company, they’d also make you dip into the vacation days. That;s how it is all around, with few exceptions. You should consider yourself lucky to have a job for 20 years with the city. There are so many people laid off from work,, businesses barely staying afloat etc. If anything this storm should teach us all not to take our basic gifts for granted. You can have your home, car, livelihood here one day, and gone the next. Consider yourself spared with losing just two vacation days. Perhaps you don’t value your work and contribution to the civic good. If you don’t, then consider switching careers to something you’ll have less to whine about.

    Also, watch your language…. Even if you’re annoyed with losing vacation time.

    VIN, where are your moderators? Foul language should be edited out or not be posted.