A day after Mayor David N. Dinkins warned New Yorkers to show courage in the face of devastating cuts in city services, the Speaker of the City Council vowed yesterday to head off the worst of the reductions.

• 在丁勤时市长警告纽约市民要表现勇气面对市府服务灾难性大裁减的次日，市议会议长昨天誓言防止此一极其严重的削减。