
Mayor de Blasio gives a budget presentation (photo: Michael Appleton/Mayor's Office)
As Mayor Bill de Blasio desperately searches for solutions to the city’s financial woes caused by the coronavirus outbreak, lawmakers and fiscal watchdogs are advocating for legislation that, had it been approved years ago, would have helped the city better weather just such a storm by allowing it to create a dedicated fund for fiscal emergencies.
In January, de Blasio had proposed a $95.3 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, that was a more
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