{"id":3414,"date":"2026-07-01T13:09:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3414"},"modified":"2026-07-01T13:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:09:46","slug":"mamdani-sacrifices-safety-by-cutting-the-nypd-councilman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3414","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani sacrifices safety by cutting the NYPD: Councilman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Democrat City Council member Phil Wong represents Central Queens. Here, he questions why Mayor Mamdani\u2019s budget includes no new NYPD officers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3412\">Harrowing 911 call reveals fight to save Brittany Clark after fatal alligator attack: \u2018Please hurry that\u2019s my best friend\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers do not judge public safety by City Hall press releases. <\/p>\n<p>They judge it by whether someone answers when a neighborhood is in trouble.<\/p>\n<p>That is why it is so disappointing that Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s $125.8 billion budget does not add a single NYPD officer.<\/p>\n<p>Across the city, precincts answer 911 calls, investigate crimes, patrol streets and handle quality-of-life problems before they become bigger ones. <\/p>\n<p>They cannot do it all when stretched thin.<\/p>\n<p>In April, more than 100 vehicles took over 69th Street and Eliot Avenue in Queens. <\/p>\n<p>Drivers did donuts around a fire between two gas stations, blocked the road and damaged a marked NYPD vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3410\">Danny Glover, 79, reveals heartbreaking Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis: \u2018Things are going to be different\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was not some harmless meetup. <\/p>\n<p>It was chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were handling another car meetup elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>That is the reality when lawlessness erupts in more than one place: understaffed precincts make impossible choices. <\/p>\n<p>The NYPD has made arrests, but five people connected to the Eliot Avenue takeover are still wanted.<\/p>\n<p>At Juniper Valley Park, I saw dozens of e-bikes recklessly circling the track.<\/p>\n<p>My office called the precinct and was told officers would respond. <\/p>\n<p>They never did.<\/p>\n<p>About an hour later, a 5-year-old girl was struck by an e-bike.<\/p>\n<p>When we called again, we were told only two patrol cars were out covering one of the city\u2019s largest precincts. <\/p>\n<p>Our cops are doing their best. <\/p>\n<p>But they cannot be everywhere at once, and families should not have to wait until someone is hurt before a dangerous situation gets attention.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3408\">Powerful Iranian clerics call for assassination of Trump, Netanyahu: \u2018Send them to hell\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not just a Queens problem. <\/p>\n<p>Every borough needs quick responses, visible officers and real enforcement. <\/p>\n<p>Our parks need more Parks Enforcement Patrol officers, too.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani had room in this budget to make public safety a priority. <\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Instead, he walked away from an NYPD headcount increase. <\/p>\n<p>At $125.8 billion, that is not a lack of resources. <\/p>\n<p>It is a choice. <\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers deserve better.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Yorkers do not judge public safety by City Hall press releases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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