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The elimination of 21 full-time roles is the latest in a series of reductions at the organization.

New York Public Radio said on Tuesday that it would lay off about 7 percent of its staff as it continued to struggle with a financial shortfall.

Twenty-one full-time roles will be eliminated, with three of them becoming part time, the chief executive, LaFontaine Oliver, said in an email to the staff. Seven open roles will also be eliminated.

New York Public Radio operates the WNYC news station and WNYC studios, the Gothamist local news website, the classical music station WQXR, New Jersey Public Radio and the Jerome L. Greene Performance Space.

“We hold a singular place on the local media landscape, and that’s a privilege and a responsibility,” Mr. Oliver wrote. He added, “These actions are necessary: They bring the organization into a financially sustainable position precisely so that this work can continue.”

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