New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio speaks during a news conference announcing a proposed ordinance to provide low income residents of Newark with access to free legal representation in landlord-tenant disputes, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Newark Housing Ordinance
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill del Blasio says he’s proposing slashing the New York City police budget by $1 billion.
With a “defund the police” sit-in protest continuing outside City Hall, de Blasio said today that the New York Police Department had found ways to find the cuts from its current $6 billion budget that would open up more funding for youth and other community programs. There was no immediate comment from the NYPD.
Hundreds of demonstrators have been camped out in City Hall Park and demanding police defunding following weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans killed by law enforcement.
