"Let's be clear: restoring key services in this budget is vital, though it does not undo the several previous rounds of cuts, or the damage done.
"This restoration isn’t the result of solid budgeting, but misleading math — single-handedly slashing services based on inaccurate projections, then reversing them. New Yorkers' trust in government erodes any time they are misinformed by government about policies and programs.
"The financial challenges our city faces are valid, but too often the administration’s characterization of them is not, and their first impulse is always to cut. I urge the administration, as it works with the Council toward a final budget, to adhere to our mandate to be both fiscally and morally responsible in governing.""Let's be clear: restoring key services in this budget is vital, though it does not undo the several previous rounds of cuts, or the damage done.
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