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NYPD Could Avoid Citywide Budget Cuts Imposed by NYC Mayor

New York City Police Department officers prepare to patrol during a New Year's Eve celebration in the Times Square area of New York, on Dec. 31. — New York City Police Department officers prepare to patrol during a New Year's Eve celebration in the Times Square area of New York, on Dec. 31.
Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg

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Fola Akinnibi and

January 19, 2022, 10:02 PM UTC

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he would consider excluding the New York City Police Department from a citywide cost-cutting measure that he is implementing across all government agencies.

In hist first weeks in office, Adams asked all city departments to cut non-personnel spending by 3% as New York prepares to balance its $98.7 billion budget without a continued flow of federal aid money.