21.   Hevesi, the city comptroller, expressed reservations about the recently adopted city budget.

22.   In which case, the police commissioner and city budget are in a tough spot.

23.   It has five political reporters, more than any station in town, to cover everything from the mayoral race to the city budget.

24.   Initially, Giuliani also had success with the city budget.

25.   Kazi, who was hired as city accountant last year, said he had been working on his first city budget when the FBI agents arrived in his office.

26.   Ms. Messinger argued that cuts in the city budget had come at the expense of public education.

27.   Now he has tackled wages and benefits, which constitute half of the entire city budget, making the last act in some ways the most critical.

28.   Office buildings are filling up, Manhattan co-ops are selling for record prices and the city budget is balanced.

29.   On the subject of balancing the city budget while reducing taxes, Badillo returned to the theme of educational reforms.

30.   Realistically, developing an expanded cadre of dedicated volunteers cannot make up for the likely reductions in the city budget.