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Mayor Chisels Managers

Posted 9/25/20

When Mayor de Blasio in late September announced he was furloughing all Mayor's Office employees for five days at a savings of $860,000, it was clear that he thought the symbolism of the move mattered more than the paltry savings as he tried to close a $9-billion budget gap.

But it's hard to see the symbolism in doing the same to 9,000 city managers and other nonunion employees Sept. 23, something that he estimated would save $9 million.

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