New York, NY – Today will not be a good day for nearly 4,000 New York City workers.
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Mayor Bloomberg is expected to announce plans for more layoffs during a news conference.
The job cuts are just one of the bad line-item bits of news expected when the mayor unveils his new budget and tries to close a deficit.
Sources say the Bloomberg plan will result in 3,750 more layoffs, most through attrition, in city agencies.
However, no teachers or members of uniformed services will be laid off. All totaled, there will be a loss of 13,500 jobs.
“The Mayor will propose a budget that will help New York City recover from the economic crisis by protecting our quality of life,” Deputy Mayor for Operation Edward Skyler said. “Agency budgets are being reduced carefully to maintain vital services like public safety, education and health care. However, in order to balance the budget, we still need assistance from our municipal labor unions. City agencies and the City’s taxpayers are being asked to do their part and we need labor to do their part.”
Bloomberg’s preliminary budget proposal in January warned that layoffs and further cuts were coming.
He also proposed a sales tax hike in January, but officials said his new plan will contain a slightly higher increase than the .25 percent initially proposed, (as was reported here on VIN News). The mayor said yesterday that there are no easy choices to make.
Fiscal year 2010 begins July 1. The City Council and the mayor must agree on the budget by then.
its as easy as 1, 2, 3
1. trim the workforce
2. dont trim the teachers or uniforms, they vote.
3. run ads that you increase jobs and dont trim.
4. get reelected…oh is that 3?
A-1 Bloomberg this is the only way to balanced the budget. Not by taxing more
Does anyone know if he plans to fire any traffic agents?
It’s time to lay him off.
How can anyone believe one word this lier is saying he told us when he got into the office that he is raising property tax and fines etc so that the city should have a surplus but as far as i remember it never happened the bottom line is after killing us all these years the city is still not saved but in the same time he supports to help all the illegals go bloomberg go – out of office we wont miss you one bit and why didnt you let rudy stay a few extra months in office after 9/11 but you are running for a third term.
Guarantee…Bloomberg will fire many people all over, but watch how he will not fire even one of the 300 pounders with the large sunglasses who ticket our cars as soon as they get the energy to move out of the donut shops.
About time to cut the extras in City offices. Most of those employed do nothing.
Not enough money for New york city? What if the police were better trained and had real leadership : “
According to a report in the New York Post, the city paid $66.4 million last year to 1,265 claimants who accused the NYPD of bad behavior. That compares with $31.8 million paid to 571 claimants in 1998.” Add that up for the last several years…