New York City's new budget does not include a potential police department headcount boost authorization that had been on the table, reports indicate.Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist, said during a Tuesday press conference, "So, I've been talking to all agency heads about ways to find savings, and Commissioner Tisch and I were able to identify ways to keep the NYPD headcount at the originally authorized 35,000 while also meeting all of our crime-fighting needs and implementing the new programs that were announced earlier this year."Fox News Digital reached out to the mayor's office on Wednesday.TRUMP WARNS ‘GODLESS COMMUNISTS’ WILL TURN CITIES INTO SLUMS AS DEMS FAIL TO FIGHT SOCIALIST SURGENew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, center, and Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, center right, during an announcement of a handshake agreement on the 2027 budget in the rotunda of City Hall in New York on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.(Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The NYPD provided Fox News Digital with the following statement on Wednesday: "It is no secret that the city is facing serious financial challenges, and the mayor has asked every agency head to find efficiencies.
Commissioner Tisch has led three city agencies over the course of her career, and few public servants have a stronger record of finding efficiencies, modernizing operations, and delivering results for New Yorkers even under the most difficult budget conditions.For now, the department is able to police effectively with the budgeted headcount we have, driving crime down month after month.
That headcount and our hiring plan gives us the flexibility we need to maintain that balance over the next fiscal year."The New York City Democratic Socialists of America had spoken out against the prospect of an increase earlier this month.Part of a statement posted on the left-wing group's X profile, which appeared to also have been joined by several other groups...