Mamdani seemingly begins his 'defund the police' reign by nixing officer increase | Blaze Media

Mamdani seemingly begins his 'defund the police' reign by nixing officer increase | Blaze Media: 

The previously agreed upon officer increase for the New York Police Department has been scrapped by Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) in the city’s final budget proposal amid pressure from his socialist base.

The $125.8 billion budget was originally slated to include $70 million to fund the addition of 580 NYPD officers, as outlined in Mamdani's executive budget proposal released in May.