Published 22:58, June the 2nd, 2009
Bloomberg’s $20M could pay for a lot
NEW YORK. Mayor Bloomberg has spent nearly $20 million — ten times more than his closest challenger — on a campaign for re-election that’s supposed to be a cakewalk. Here’s what $20 million would restore to the mayor’s proposed $59 billion austerity budget for fiscal year 2010.
> Cuts to universal prekindergarten ...........$12M
> Reduced after-school programs ......................$3.8M
> Home delivered meals for seniors ......................$561,000
> Classes to improve adult literacy ..........................$1.5M
> Anti-predatory lending services .....................$360,000
> Assistance for the Housing Court .........................$500,000
> High-school dropout prevention ....................$1.3M
