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The administration wants to shift some 250,000 municipal retirees and their dependents off of traditional Medicare.

The about-face could make it harder for the city to make the controversial change, even as it pursues options in court.

On Monday, state legislators announced plans for a hearing on March 4th over whether to grant the city’s new mayor continued control over the nation’s largest school system.

The city had originally required all school staff—teachers, administrators, and other employees—to be vaccinated by September 27th.

Proponents welcomed the mayor’s decision to require shots for education staff, but unions are threatening legal action.

In announcing the union’s endorsement, UFT president Michael Mulgrew said his members needed someone who knows what it takes to get things done.

The event, which featured only four of the leading candidates, amounted to an interview process for the union, which has yet to announce who it is endorsing for mayor.

A spokesperson for City Hall said, "This action is necessary to avoid painful layoffs."

“I’m afraid it’s going to crash and burn."

"Things that are not getting done the way they need to be."