The city, he said, is still negotiating with the landlords.

He said the authority's offer was more generous than the city had negotiated with many of its workers.

A year ago the city was negotiating with a theater developer, but that fell through.

The city is negotiating with two hospitals to take over the service, he said.

"These are not so much items which the city negotiated away as they were practices in the agencies for years."

The city will probably negotiate settlements in about five of those cases this year, rather than going to court, officials said.

The city and the parent union are still negotiating over how to distribute the money.

In the past, the city has ignored the state, negotiated its contracts and paid the costs itself.

The city is negotiating future shows with representatives from several foreign countries.

The city is negotiating with the police union over wage increases.