Mamdani Drops NYPD Headcount Increase, Keeping Force at 35,000 as DSA Pressure Mounts
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Mamdani Drops NYPD Headcount Increase, Keeping Force at 35,000 as DSA Pressure Mounts
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Summary
New York City's 2027 budget leaves NYPD staffing at the previously authorized 35,000 officers, dropping a potential increase that had been under consideration.
Mamdani said he and Commissioner Jessica Tisch found savings that let the city meet crime-fighting needs and fund earlier-announced programs without adding officers; the NYPD also cited serious fiscal pressures.
DSA-backed activists had urged Mamdani to scrap the expansion and shift money to community safety programs, and Council member Tiffany Cabán on Tuesday claimed credit for helping block any headcount increase.
The reversal fits a broader $126 billion budget deal shaped by deficit constraints, even as City Hall expanded other priorities including transit aid and a new $175 million voucher program.