NYC to hire 1,300 police officers as part of $78.5B budget
New York City is set to hire nearly 1,300 new police officers as part of its $78.5 billion budget agreement, honoring — and even exceeding — a proposal put forth by the city council over Mayor Bill de Blasio’s initial objections.
The new officers, who were announced amid a headline-grabbing surge in crime in certain neighborhoods, will cost the city $170 million. The costs will be offset by $70 million in savings, largely by creating a cap on department overtime. About 300 of the new officers will be assigned to counterterrorism.
The new hires will join a force of about 35,000 uniformed officers, the nation’s largest.