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State Cuts To City Have Bloomberg Seeing Red

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - With New York City's budget director saying he fears Albany's money problems could result in another $2 billion cut to the city, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he'll let you know what's about to happen.

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WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reports

"As we get closer, we will enunciate, in detail, what $2 billion means," said Bloomberg. "It means an enormous number of police officers, firefighters, sanitation workers, teachers, every single agency in the city."

The mayor says the big five - education, police, fire, correction, and sanitation - will bear the brunt of the burden.

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