City sends out layoff notices

In what city officials warned could be the beginning of a long and painful summer, the first handful of layoff notices were sent out Monday to six departments, which have two days to decide who goes.Daily News.

While only 11 jobs are now on the line, the number is expected to grow to at least 76 and possibly up to 400 this year if a tentative agreement with the Coalition of City Unions is rejected.

All of the jobs that will receive layoff notices in this initial round are held by members of the Engineers and Architects Association, which refused to participate in the negotiations and has threatened a lawsuit against the proposed deal.