NY Times: As Fiscal Cloud Lifts, Mayor Offers a Budget Free of Tax Increases or Broad Layoffs
New York Times: As Fiscal Cloud Lifts, Mayor Offers a Budget Free of Tax Increases or Broad Layoffs
By DAVID W. CHEN
Published: February 2, 2012
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, seeking to stabilize New York City’s finances after years of budget crunches and economic woes, proposed on Thursday a spending plan that was as routine and as free of drama as any in recent memory, with no tax increases or layoffs of teachers, police officers or firefighters.