New York mayor Bill de Blasio furloughs himself and 500 staff for week

The symbolic move, which is expected to save about $1m, comes as New York faces $9bn deficit over next two years

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a news conference in New York, the US, Picture: September 15 2020. Picture: REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMIDNew York mayor Bill de Blasio ordered five days of furlough for about 500 members of his City Hall staff, including himself.

“As of October 1, every mayor’s office employee will be taking a furlough, and that obviously includes myself,” the mayor said in a Wednesday news briefing. “This is a step you never want to see for good hardworking people.” The action is more a symbolic gesture than a cost-savings measure, “showing that at the top of the operation, more important actions are being taken every day and we will make the choices we have to, to keep this city going forward”, De Blasio said.

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