Budget Deal Will Spare McKinley Beacon Afterschool

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At a presser attended by local elected officials today, Council Member Vinnie Gentile announced the restoration of $143.6 million in early childhood education and after-school funding citywide as part of a deal struck with the Bloomberg administration on the city's FY 2014 budget.

Saving the Beacon program at McKinleyJunior High School on Fort Hamilton Parkway was