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FILE- In this Oct. 29, 2020 file photo, students at West Brooklyn Community High School listen to questions posed by their principal during a current events-trivia quiz and pizza party in the school's cafeteria in New York. Students, parents and teachers continued anxiously watching New York City's coronavirus test results as the latest figures on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 fell under the city's threshold for shutting down school buildings, but Mayor Bill de Blasio warned that the city was at a “crucial” point in fighting the virus' resurgence. (AP Photo/Kathy Willen, File) FILE- In this Oct. 29, 2020 file photo, students at West Brooklyn Community High School listen to questions posed by their principal during a current events-trivia quiz and pizza party in the school's cafeteria in New York. Students, parents and teachers continued anxiously watching New York City's coronavirus test results as the latest figures on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 fell under the city's threshold for shutting down school buildings, but Mayor Bill de Blasio warned that the city was at a “crucial” point in fighting the virus' resurgence. (AP Photo/Kathy Willen, File)
Where Things Stand: Austerity For America’s Cities? Prime Badge
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11.18.20 | 1:01 pm

In a narrow sense, this is a very New York City-centric issue. But if it comes to fruition, life as we know it in this city will not only collapse further into the unlivable realm than it already has in the wake of COVID-19, but we might see another outbreak spike in the city.

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UNITED STATES - JULY 2: Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee markup of the “Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020,” and judicial nominations in Russell Building on Thursday, July 2, 2020.(Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JULY 2: Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee markup of the “Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020,” and judicial nominations in Russell Building on Thursday, July 2, 2020.(Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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