Bill de Blasio Confirms $1 Billion Cut from NYPD Budget
Joshua Caplan, Breitbart, June 29, 2020
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) confirmed Monday that he will slash $1 billion from the budget of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), despite a surge in shootings in the wake of protests and violent unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd.
“I am excited to say that we have a plan that can achieve real reform, that can achieve real redistribution, and at the same time ensure that we keep our city safe,” De Blasio told reporters, according to Politico.
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“The deal involves moving school safety agents, who are unarmed but wear police uniforms, into the Department of Education, canceling a July class of roughly 1,100 police recruits, and shifting certain homeless outreach operations away from police control,” the news outlet detailed.
The city’s budget must be approved by midnight Tuesday.
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{snip} In the last nine days, 110 people have reportedly been shot in the Big Apple.