Council to Call for 1,000 New Cops, Again, in Tuesday Budget Response

Jillian Jorgensen

The City Council will offer up its response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s budget on Tuesday—and once again, they will urge the mayor to hire 1,000 new police officers, a proposal he rejected a year ago.

“In order for NYPD to continue to keep New Yorkers safe while also implementing new reforms and initiatives we need to increase the overall headcount of the department. The Council’s plan to increase headcount while also including cost control measures is fiscally responsible and will go a long way towards ensuring public safety and better community relations,” Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said in a statement.

The hiring would cost $68.7 million in the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. It would cost another $95 million in fiscal 2017, $100 million in fiscal 2018, and $110 million in fiscal 2019. The total size of the budget Mr. de Blasio has proposed—which so far includes no new police officers—is $77.7 billion for fiscal year 2016.



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