Furloughs seen as having long-term impact

With thousands of city workers scheduled for furlough days, reduced work hours and early retirements in coming months, city officials are bracing for what could be a big slowdown in the delivery of city services.Daily News.

Officials say the public may not notice the impact at first, as most of the services affected in the initial months will be for behind-the-scenes operations like repairing city cars or servicing computers.

But soon city parks, for example, may see reduced hours. And as the economy picks up and developers look to start building again, their permits could be delayed, officials said.