Recchia worries sequester cuts will hurt Sandy rebuilding effort
The sequester battle in Washington could result in casualties here in New York, according to City Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr. (D-Coney Island-Gravesend), who said he’s concerned the automatic spending cuts will hurt the effort to rebuild from the destruction of Hurricane Sandy.
Recchia, chairman of the council’s Finance Committee, issued a statement on March 5 about the implementation and effects that the federal sequestration would have on the city budget:
“Today, as we begin our annual hearings on the mayor’s preliminary budget for FY14, looming over our discussions is the inevitable impact that the federal sequester will have on our city. Although the effects will not be immediate, over the next few weeks and months, the shortage of hundreds of millions of federal dollars will be felt by our schools, our police and firefighters, our seniors, and our children living in poverty,” he stated.