City Council hearing: budget cuts

The finance and education committees of the City Council are holding a hearing on the mayor’s November financial plan.

NYPD has closed auditorium doors. Students protesting in lobby are now locked out of the meeting. 8 mins ago
... & a mom says the city transferred her son from KAPPA VII, which is staying open, to ABCD, which could close, after he was bullied. 27 mins ago
We're starting to hear some sad stories: From a mom who wanted to speak at #nycpep but missed chance in all of the confusion ... 28 mins ago
Parents with children in charter should have stood silently in,the back holding up these signs http://t.co/WmToesjh 41 mins ago
”we need to break from the Democrats and Republicans,” a self-proclaimed socialists tells the crowd. 45 mins ago
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