The NYPD’s force will be reduced to just 29,000 cops by the end of fiscal year 2025 — the lowest level since the mid-90s — amid a slew of city-wide budget cuts revealed by Mayor Eric Adams Thursday as the Big Apple grapples with its multi-billion-dollar migrant crisis.
Under City Hall’s newly unveiled updated 2024 financial plan, the next five police academy classes will be axed — essentially decimating an already strained department as roughly 4,500 officers are expected to leave their ranks within the next 18 months.
Firefighters are also in the firing line with FDNY members who are on “long-term light duties” — meaning they’ve been injured on the job or are out sick — being forced into early retirement or fired under the plan.
“The defund the police crowd’s woke dream has come true. We were fed a line of BS that the wave of migrants would be a benefit to the city. Now we are defunding the police to pay for their beds,” Council Republican Minority Leader, Joe Borelli, raged.
President of the FDNY’s union Andrew Ansbro, too, slammed the sweeping budget reductions, arguing the Adams administration “should have taken a different approach with the life-saving agencies like the FDNY and NYPD, which could really affect safety in New York City.”
“Our job being dangerous, we have lot of members who getting physical injured … now they are being pushed out the door to early retirement when they have a lot to offer. They are cutting back on people who really help the safety of FDNY and residents of New York City,” he added.
In total, the NYPD’s budget of $5.6 billion will cut by $132 million next fiscal year with the axing of new academy classes over the next year and a half clawing back roughly $42 million.
Hizzoner’s push to shrink the department comes despite the centerpiece of his 2021 mayoral campaign being the need to bolster public safety. The NYPD’s staffing levels last fell below 29,000 back in 1993, according to city records.
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Could it be that we spent too much on the migrants and not the taxpayers?
That’ll save the city on IPhones.
This is the result of 4 or so big mistakes, all made by liberal woke pieces of shit.
1-Jackass Mayor thought he was going to score billions of dollars from the federal government and his so called "my buddy Bidon" by inviting illegals here. --Nope!
Sold himself as a "hip black former police officer" who would do the right thing, "give me a chance voters" - All blah blah blah and hordes of stupid believed it.
2- libturd, family of father & son governor's elected and re-elected under the same liberal Woke bullshit who actually signed such detrimental bullshit into law.
Another libturd governor seated, only female, a hick, more soft, clueless and woke then the previous piece of shit.
3-Lazy or Stupid voters not getting off there ass and voting in local elections like the state assembly and legislature resulting in low class black activists with family members in jail electing more like themselves to seats up in Albany.
Result no bail, police in handcuffs, police beaten in the street by animals with long assault & felony records instantly released, no bail by a judge forced by state guidelines dictated by the above in paragraph 1
4-The above Black lawmakers caving to black lives matter criminal terrorist group, run by actual criminal themselves.
Now unless some miracle happens the city is officially headed down the toilet worse then the 1970s, worse then anything that happened in this country's history. No police or police, DAs and judges that cant put away criminals?
The shit and illegals are going to be coming through windows in broad daylight without fear to take what they believe should be theirs.
As in:
"FU this is Reparations for slavery and poverty"
"USA once belong to Mexico, we can take"
"You white people can afford to lose it"
-Joe
Still too many of them sitting on their butts doing noting compliments of the taxpayer.
Quality over quantity.
What do the Sheeple think ? Good? Bad ?
Democrats....
I'm Shocked !
Where are the administrative cuts?
I heard a rumor that they are hiring police in Florida. The NYPD would be lucky to have 29,000 by the end of 2024 let alone 2025. Time to start deputizing the parents of police officers. Time for the parents to step in and help. Right Eric?
And we thought DeBlasio was bad.
You deserve this NYC. This is what you get when you vote for Democrats. The city will burn to the ground and New York will still vote for Democrats. You deserve what is going to happen to you.
Snake Plisken is not walking through that door.
Disgraceful. Thank the democrats
Well, on the bright side.
At least we'll have about 300,000 Migrants by then!
Thank you Democrats! Who needs cops anyway? Who needs stores? Who needs a job! All we need is a joint.
Kiddies can you say "Sanctuary City"
Billions for illegals, not a dime for safety!
"The NYPD’s staffing levels last fell below 29,000 back in 1993"
Oh goody! The early 90s were also the peak murder rate in NYC, at least since 1950. But like they say, records are made to be broken, and our Progressive nitwit governing classes are working overtime to make sure we get back to the good old days of over 2,000 murders a year.
These Woke Dems need to control themselves spending other peoples money, not beg for more, otherwise there will be no one left to tax.
Everyone is expected to take pay cuts except the politicians.
Mayor Swagger “Sanctuary City” Adams caused this crisis and now expects everyone to bail him out? This guy needs to be voted out of office.
Sanctuary cities and liberal crime laws have FAILED!
Prove Me Wrong...
Naw, he’s not the problem, the idiots that voted him in are.
He's a wee bit late because the rich are fleeing the city because the progressives are fleecing the city.
More working people are leaving for TX and FL. Not just the rich. Anyone who can move - is moving. My nephew is 27 - just moved to FL.
Yep. It's all part of 'The plan'.
Today New York City is the laughing stock of the country. The reason socialism doesn't work is because eventually you run out of other people's money.
Listen to Me said...
City taxes will go to 10%. Mark my words. There I said it...
They will then tell you it's okay - because Sweden's tax is 65% of income. They'll come up with every excuse to try to fool the Sheeple. FL and TX look better every day.
If every time "they" say "fair share" you drink. You will be dead from alcohol poisoning in a week.
Did Sandy blamed Trump and Israel for this ?
City workers really need their booster shots I hope the cuts don't delay them.
@ thought DeBlasio was bad
Stop It I’m Tryin’ to POST a COMMENT Here!!!
Next step is martial law. When there are no cops and society is reduced to a wasteland, martial law eventually is established. Say goodbye to individual citizen rights.
Police are handicapped by woke policies.
NYC is doomed. Middle class citizens are not safe.
When seconds count, the police are minutes away.
None of this would be happening if Trump was president, if Lee Zeldin was governor, and Curtis Sliwa was mayor and you know it.
Congratulations NYC tax payers, elections have consequences.
Please keep the busses coming Governor Abbott.
No city is more deserving of being ruined by Mr. Biden's illegal
invaders than a Democrat run, sanctuary city, like New York.
@"Yep. It's all part of 'The plan'."
What's the rest of the plan?
Mayor Adams is a Democrat and most Dems despise police so this would be very easy for him to do And please his Democrat supporters come re-election time.
Cops? Why bother? They aren't allowed to do their job anyhow and when they do, a DA releases the thugs. NY has become a laughingstock.
Adams was never up to the job. But don't he look boss...
1970's crime rate here we come
Back The Blue ! #backtheblue
NYC is a shell of it's former self. It's like the bridge and tunnel crowd took up residency with Criminals, the Homeless, the Woke and Illegals. There is nothing special about the place anymore which is sad as I was born and raised here. I have a nice place on Nassau St. for sale if anyone wants it.
1-800-BUTTERBALL
@“ More working people are leaving for TX and FL. .”
Here we go again. The great swamp of Florida, complete with highest inflation in the country, high crime, “Florida Man”, and meatball Ron.
Sad
Seems like some with Woke Derangement syndrome is on the loose.
Lock it up before it does something bad.
Bill De Blasio was the worse Mayor in all of NYC history beating out David Dinkins!
I live in Malba and when Gov. Hochul and local politicians are on TV I have to laugh because they think they're doing a great job. They have completely ruined the state. NY is under one-party-rule and the effects are devastating. Democrats create practically every problem and taxpayers pay for it.
Its being done on purpose. Wake up.
"Anonymous said...
I live in Malba and when Gov. Hochul and local politicians are on TV I have to laugh because they think they're doing a great job. They have completely ruined the state. NY is under one-party-rule and the effects are devastating. Democrats create practically every problem and taxpayers pay for it."
They are in fact doing a great job implementing the various sustainable and ESG goals ordained by the Cathedral. They simply don't care if it's detrimental to us peasants to the point of depraved indifference to human life. But just wait until they roll out their population control programs, green energy schemes and sustainable cities with super high population densities.
Think Kowloon's walled city on an entire NYC scale with 40-60 million residents stuffed in it and then the fun really begins.
Donald Cavaioli
@ Woke Derangement
Drinking again Troll ? Please go to a therapist.
29,000 too many.
What do they do?
That's right. Nothing.
@“ Its being done on purpose. Wake up.”
What is?
@"Drinking again Troll ? Please go to a therapist."
Take a hike! Cancel culture creep.
@ Woke Derangement
Are you challenged?
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