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Mamdani sacrifices safety by cutting the NYPD: Councilman
A councilman criticizes Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s $125.8 billion budget for not adding any NYPD officers, arguing it sacrifices safety. The budget maintains the current number of NYPD officers without increases.
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