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Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark-Viverito meet in the City Hall rotunda to announce the fiscal 2015 budget agreement. Nonprofit contractors hope this year's budget provides more funding to cover the cost of the services they provide.
Not-for-profits that provide elder care, youth services and other key parts of New York’s social service scene say tight city budgets and loose processing deadlines are threatening their survival.
Machine problems and low morale undermine a service that’s especially critical for the poor.