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Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent Wednesday afternoon in Harlem unveiling a gleaming new center to help abused children. The center puts experts in medicine, law enforcement and social services together under one roof, easing the burden on abused children.

"The days of being shuttled from a police precinct, to a hospital, to the [district attorney's] office, to child welfare and counseling offices for repeated interviews are now a thing of the past," said the mayor.

But hours earlier, his record on child care was being called into question by his chief political opponent. City Comptroller Bill Thompson blasted the mayor for proposing to cut 3,000 vouchers that help families pay for child care.

Advocates say the cuts would save the city about $20 million.

"The question is, when is this going to stop?" said Thompson. "When is the mayor going to realize that we simply can't solve our budget problems by eliminating services to the people in our city who need our help the most?"

In a sharply worded letter to the mayor, Thompson wrote that Bloomberg's administration shows "an alarming insensitivity to city residents who are struggling just to meet everyday needs."

Several City Council members also raised their voices in protest, saying the mayor's budget cuts fall disproportionately on children.

"When you have to make choices, you have a moral obligation to make the right choices and to be sensitive to those in greatest need," said Brooklyn Councilman Bill de Blasio, who is also a Democratic candidate for Public Advocate.

Bloomberg defended the cuts, saying New Yorkers do not want to pay more taxes, and noted there is only so much money to spread around.

"The fact of the matter is we always have to make choices, and I think we have made the right choices," said the mayor.

Now Bloomberg has to defend those choices on the campaign trail.