NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani: “We are forced to raid the rainy day fund, retiree benefit fund, and to increase property taxes…”
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He told them.
NYC: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is cutting 5,000 NYPD hires & slashing $11M from the police budget while planning property tax hikes on homeowners. Fewer cops, higher taxes. That’s the new direction. pic.twitter.com/YSl6sP442f
— @amuse (@amuse) February 18, 2026
The NYPD already has 49,000 officers. How many more do they really need? It's 1 officer per 165 citizens now. As for slashing $11 million from their budget, their budget is $6.5 billion, so the cut isn't much.movielover said:
He told them.NYC: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is cutting 5,000 NYPD hires & slashing $11M from the police budget while planning property tax hikes on homeowners. Fewer cops, higher taxes. That’s the new direction. pic.twitter.com/YSl6sP442f
— @amuse (@amuse) February 18, 2026
Eastern Oregon Bear said:movielover said:
He told them.NYC: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is cutting 5,000 NYPD hires & slashing $11M from the police budget while planning property tax hikes on homeowners. Fewer cops, higher taxes. That’s the new direction. pic.twitter.com/YSl6sP442f
— @amuse (@amuse) February 18, 2026
The NYPD already has 49,000 officers. How many more do they really need? It's 1 officer per 165 citizens now. As for slashing $11 million from their budget, their budget is $6.5 billion, so the cut isn't much.
They have about 33,000 officers, actually. New York also hosts 300,000 tourists a day.
And planning for retirees.
NYPD has 49,000 employees and 34,000 cops.
Hiring reductions come with the territory when you have a $12 billion deficit from the previous administration.
300,000, in a city of 8,500,000...
Hiring reductions come with the territory when you have a $12 billion deficit from the previous administration.
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They have about 33,000 officers, actually. New York also hosts 300,000 tourists a day.
300,000, in a city of 8,500,000...
Eastern Oregon Bear said:movielover said:
He told them.NYC: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is cutting 5,000 NYPD hires & slashing $11M from the police budget while planning property tax hikes on homeowners. Fewer cops, higher taxes. That’s the new direction. pic.twitter.com/YSl6sP442f
— @amuse (@amuse) February 18, 2026
The NYPD already has 49,000 officers. How many more do they really need? It's 1 officer per 165 citizens now. As for slashing $11 million from their budget, their budget is $6.5 billion, so the cut isn't much.
To be clear, it isn't a cut of 5,000 officers - It is not going forward with Mayor Adams planned expansion of 5,000 officers. Mamdani inherited a huge budget deficit. This is good governance.
Censorship has always been a tool of the fascist
"Cults don't end well. They really don't."
New York and Washington DC have a ton of landmarks etc to protect. It makes sense to have a large police force.
oski003 said:
New York and Washington DC have a ton of landmarks etc to protect. It makes sense to have a large police force.
Statue of Liberty (which is kind of geographically isolated), Empire State building, maybe Times Sq, and?? The museums with expensive art have their own guards.
From Wags' chart above, it sounds like the NYPD is bloated and could use some DOGEing.
Cal88 said:oski003 said:
New York and Washington DC have a ton of landmarks etc to protect. It makes sense to have a large police force.
Statue of Liberty (which is kind of geographically isolated), Empire State building, maybe Times Sq, and?? The museums with expensive art have their own guards.
From Wags' chart above, it sounds like the NYPD is bloated and could use some DOGEing.
Way more than that. The density and wealth alone makes most of Manhattan a high priority terrorist target, as well as the bridges and tunnels. They even needed to hold back Godzilla in 1998.
oski003 said:Cal88 said:oski003 said:
New York and Washington DC have a ton of landmarks etc to protect. It makes sense to have a large police force.
Statue of Liberty (which is kind of geographically isolated), Empire State building, maybe Times Sq, and?? The museums with expensive art have their own guards.
From Wags' chart above, it sounds like the NYPD is bloated and could use some DOGEing.
Way more than that. The density and wealth alone makes most of Manhattan a high priority terrorist target, as well as the bridges and tunnels. They even needed to hold back Godzilla in 1998.
Homeland Security annual budget is $350 billion.
Cal88 said:oski003 said:Cal88 said:oski003 said:
New York and Washington DC have a ton of landmarks etc to protect. It makes sense to have a large police force.
Statue of Liberty (which is kind of geographically isolated), Empire State building, maybe Times Sq, and?? The museums with expensive art have their own guards.
From Wags' chart above, it sounds like the NYPD is bloated and could use some DOGEing.
Way more than that. The density and wealth alone makes most of Manhattan a high priority terrorist target, as well as the bridges and tunnels. They even needed to hold back Godzilla in 1998.
Homeland Security annual budget is $350 billion.
Funding Kristi Noem's perks and vanity travel budget isn't cheap.
Edit: I didn't intend to use that post emoji, but it's not too far off the mark.
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