NYC’s next mayor faces $5.4B budget deficit after de Blasio adds another $300M
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Mayor Bill de Blasio is leaving his successor a budget with a $5.4 billion deficit, as he and the City Council have added another $300 million in hiring to the Big Apple’s payroll, according to a new analysis Tuesday.
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