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As the city of New York slowly emerges from being the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, the economic impact of cautious recovery will likely take its toll on the city's employees. Mayor Blasio warned on Wednesday that stressed financial budgets may result in infrastructure cuts and the biggest number of layoffs in decades - approximately 22,000+ municipal workers. This echos similar grim predictions from other cities and states across the nation in an attempt to seek more aid from the federal government. The mayor's announcement came the same morning the MTA announced that the $54 billion plan to improve to the city's subway system would be suspended, while seeking an additional $3.9 billion in emergency funding to weather the crisis.