Deal Spares 20 FDNY Companies

A budget deal in NYC saved 20 fire companies that were on the chopping block, as well as thousands of teacher positions.

From the NY Post:

The 4,100 teacher layoffs Mayor Bloomberg has been threatening for months were scrapped last night in a budget deal with the City Council that also saved 20 fire companies.

But more than 1,000 other less fortunate city workers still faced pink slips as the $66 billion budget battle ended in a handshake deal before the July 1 deadline.

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