Saturday, May 15, 2010
Hasid fury over Mike kid-care ax
Orthodox Jewish leaders are furious with Mayor Bloomberg for pulling $16 million worth of day care vouchers that he restored last year -- just two weeks before Election Day.
"Definitely, we feel betrayed," said Joel Rosenfeld, an employee of the Bobov yeshiva in Borough Park, Brooklyn.
Bloomberg pulled the vouchers, which serve 2,200 mostly Orthodox children in Borough Park and Williamsburg, during budget cutbacks last year.
But in June, under pressure from advocates, he extended the deadline to Dec. 31, 2009.
In October, the mayor had a private meeting with Jewish leaders and provided a second extension through June 30.
Bloomberg ended up capturing 80 percent of the Jewish vote in Borough Park.
"It's amazing that last year, in the middle of an election year, Mayor Bloomberg found the money to restore the vouchers," said City Councilman Lew Fidler (D-Brooklyn).
"We need that miracle again this year. There is no election for him to face."
The cutback in Priority 7 vouchers is part of a larger $25 million reduction in the day care budget.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/hasid_fury_over_mike_kid_care_ax_rfd1FpEUn7PmY8DCPpvnBN
"Definitely, we feel betrayed," said Joel Rosenfeld, an employee of the Bobov yeshiva in Borough Park, Brooklyn.
Bloomberg pulled the vouchers, which serve 2,200 mostly Orthodox children in Borough Park and Williamsburg, during budget cutbacks last year.
But in June, under pressure from advocates, he extended the deadline to Dec. 31, 2009.
In October, the mayor had a private meeting with Jewish leaders and provided a second extension through June 30.
Bloomberg ended up capturing 80 percent of the Jewish vote in Borough Park.
"It's amazing that last year, in the middle of an election year, Mayor Bloomberg found the money to restore the vouchers," said City Councilman Lew Fidler (D-Brooklyn).
"We need that miracle again this year. There is no election for him to face."
The cutback in Priority 7 vouchers is part of a larger $25 million reduction in the day care budget.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/hasid_fury_over_mike_kid_care_ax_rfd1FpEUn7PmY8DCPpvnBN
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