nonprofits

They said the problem stems from the city’s failure to approve their budgets, accept invoices and cut checks for services.

The delays have been as long as two years for nonprofit organizations to get paid for city contracts, said City Comptroller Brad Lander.

A wide array of leaders from the nonprofit and business sectors say the city isn’t making the best use of billions of dollars in stimulus aid in the upcoming budget.

The process could lead to the groups, many of them houses of worship, losing their properties.

The thin line between nonprofit organizations and local politicians was blurred