NYC Mayor Adams Proposes Budget Cuts Amid Migrant Crisis

NYPD, FDNY, and DSNY may face further cuts in future rounds of cost-cutting, despite initial exemption.

Mayor Adams has proposed budget cuts to address the $7.1 billion gap in New York City's budget, largely due to the costs of managing the migrant crisis.
The proposed cuts include cancelling the next five police academy classes, potentially reducing the NYPD's uniformed staffing figures to 29,000 for the first time since the early 1990s.
Other cuts include forcing FDNY members on 'long-term light duties' out of the department and reducing the Department of Education's budget by $547 million.
Despite initial exemption, NYPD, FDNY, and DSNY may still face cuts in a third round of cost-cutting next year if the budget cannot be balanced.
Alternative cost-saving measures suggested include reducing the city's reimbursement to public-sector retirees for their Medicare Part B premiums, requiring current employees to pay a portion of their health-care premiums, and cancelling the four-borough jails plan.