New York Cuts $1Bn From Police Budget Amid Calls For Reform
July 1, 2020
5:56 pm
New York CityΒ reduced a billion dollars from the NYPD in its city budget for the next year.
Police reform advocates, cop supporters and President Trump expressed their discontent with slashing the NYPD’s budget.
For the 2021 fiscal year, the $1 billion reduction in the NYPD’s operating budget includes $484 million in cuts to the department; shifting the command of school officers to the Department of Education; eliminating two of the four NYPD training classes this year, which reduced headcount by 1,163 uniform officers; and reducing overtime spending by $352 million, according to the city council.
“The council will be …
