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NYPD facing ‘massive summer workload’ — as Mamdani flip-flops on police headcount promise
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's budget decision removed 580 new NYPD officers from a previously promised plan, as critics argue the police department is already facing a heavy summer workload. The move has been criticized as a last-minute concession to political pressures.
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