Mamdani blindsides NYC Council with last-minute police cuts in record budget
TL;DR
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani blindsided City Council Speaker Julie Menin by cutting 580 promised NYPD officers from the city’s $125.8 billion budget, prompting a rushed, opaque budget approval and leaving lawmakers and New Yorkers unsure of what the final package contains as the police force faces shortages during a busy summer workload.
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