Bklink: Budget Cuts

The city is looking to save some money by trimming Community Board budgets, a move that will save the city under $1 million but that could be devastating to the boards in the context of tiny budgets. Says CB6 District Manager Craig Hammerman, who is one of the candidates running to replace outgoing Council Member (and Brooklyn Borough President candidate Bill de Blasio): "The only thing I can speculate is that the mayor doesn't like us."--Brownstoner