In NYC, it's a different story altogether.
Mayor Bloomberg may cut 7,000 city jobs in an effort to avoid bankruptcy.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Bloomberg-Calls-for-Thousands-of-More-NYC-Layoffs.html
Yet, in Honolulu, hardworking taxpayers continue to bankroll the paychecks of comfortable city and state employees while facing threat of unemployment themselves.
Mayor Mufi Hannemann is in fact currently hiring for a new rail transit division that will be some of the highest paying public sector jobs.