Seems that even though they are out of dough, they have to increase their policing to save the citizens from eating each other or something. All without a solvent budget. BTW: Anyone else recollect the "Defund The Police" pledges of yesteryear? Go figure
Military State: Gov. Hochul to Deploy National Guard to Combat New York City Subway Crime
by Anthony Scott Mar. 6, 2024 3:20 pm
1,000 NYPD officers
+ 750 National Guard
+ 250 State Troopers
+ ??? MTA officers
NYPD Transit Chief Michael Kemper revealed that arrests in the NYC subway system are up 45% from 2023.
And then there s this bit of budgetary chicanery:
(Originally sourced from The NY Post?)
NYC’s red ink is much worse than advertised, so why is Mayor Adams nixing cuts?
Mayor Adams is playing hero again, canceling a round of spending cuts set for April.
Major mistake, when the city’s fiscal outlook is far worse than his budgets admit.
A new Citizens Budget Commission report warns that under the mayor’s budget, the city won’t have nearly enough cash to keep current programs and services going — even if it somehow manages to close the looming multibillion gaps the plan acknowledges.
Indeed, it says the red ink for the next four years is billions higher than advertised.
So why did Adams just cancel more cuts? And after nixing other belt-tightening moves earlier?
Turns out, even Hizzoner’s supposedly balanced $109.4 billion plan for Fiscal 2025, which begins July 1, is $3.6 billion shy of what’s needed for current services, the CBC reports.
And the gaps grow worse after that: The four-year deficit that Adams & Co. pegs at an alarming $16.3 billion is actually an unthinkable $31.2 billion, nearly twice as much..
The chite be bubbling up!
Q) Where is Snake Pliskin when you need him?
A) I thought he was dead.
Q) Where is Snake Pliskin when you need him?
A) I thought he was dead.
