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Council Speaker Adrienne Adams lashed into the NYPD Tuesday over its potentially budget-busting overtime costs, 44,705
calling it out of control.
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Council Speaker Adrienne Adams lashed into the NYPD

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“I don’t think any other agency would be able to do this.”

The council speaker responded to a hypothetical question of what the reaction would be if teachers in the
city’s public school system rang up as massive an OT bill as had police officers.

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Police overtime is projected to hit $740 million this year, the highest level seen in the last decade.
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She said the NYPD is the only agency that has “carte blanche” when it comes to overtime. Page Six Style
Adams said historically it’s been difficult getting the NYPD to come up with a coherent plan to rein in OT. The 11 best celebrity
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“They’re just bursting through the overtime. It doesn’t look like there’s any end in sight,” the council
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While Mayor Adams wants to get the NYPD to come up with a coherent plan to rein in overtime, he has noted historically,
that specific process has been difficult.
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“Your budget is bigger than the Ukrainian military,” said Queens Councilwoman Tiffany Caban , a See All
champion of defunding the police and redirecting money to social services, said on Friday.

“Itsounds to me like these agencies are facing the challenge of actually doing more with less because of
the billions per year your department demands,” Caban said.
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But Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and other NYPD brass defended the spending during a
lengthy committee budget hearing Monday, telling councilmembers the department’s dwindling headcount
warranted the extra pay.

Sewell conceded that the level of overtime “is not sustainable in the long term,” but said it has been
needed to bridge the gap in shifts left by a dwindling police force.

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Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell told council members at a hearing that the department’s dwindling headcount
warranted the extra pay.
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As of last month, the NYPD’s staffing came in at 34,017 — down nearly 900 from last year.

Ithas dropped more than 2,500 from the peak of 2019, when the department employed 36,717 uniformed
officers, according to the comptroller’s report.

Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD also put in place a transit safety plan last fall — with Gov. Kathy Hochul
agreeing to having the state foot OT costs — to flood the subway system with more cops to curb rampant
crime.

So, the state, not the city, will pay a chunk of the OT costs.

Early results show crime has plummeted in the subway system with the increased patrols, The Post
reported last month.

In testimony before the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, NYPD officials said that as of Monday, OT
costs stood at $550 million, though that tally does not include the reimbursement of $62 million from the
state for the extra policing hours in transit.

Chief of Department Jeff Maddrey said the main driver of overtime was the department’s deployment to
stem crime patterns across the city.

Sewell said the department has tried to cut overtime costs where it could, specifically noting that the
NYPD has reevaluated its “cookie cutter” police response to events, instead catering the presence to the
need.

That led to a 14% dip in OT costs during planned events, according to police officials.

“Itcomes down to, as we move forward, putting our officers where the need is evaluating where the
successes have been and being able to shift our resources accordingly to be able to account for the fact
that the money the funds will not be in perpetuity,” she told council members.

Council Speaker Adams said the NYPD does have extraordinary influence, particularly in administration
headed by Mayor Eric Adams, a retired transit cop who made public safety the cornerstone of his
successful campaign for City Hall.

But she also credited the police with cutting crime.

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“The work of the NYPD is extraordinary,” the council speaker said.

“Crime is definitely going down in the city. Crime is not rampant.”

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Midnight Rider
21 March, 2023

The police heads and police commissioners should have put her one the spot asking where she
ants cuts in OT made. Then simply do it and let the results land at her feet. Better yet cut the
in the area of the city she represents.

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coll0811
2 days ago

find out where they live and cut the cops in those areas. Do these officials have
rotection? Is it NYPD cops? If so, cut that as well. They can hire private security with
OWN money

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Bill Pearlman
22 March, 2023

I had the same thought. Better yet, close the precinct in their districts and redeploy the
to areas that want them

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Klammer
21 March, 2023

Folks you may find this hard to believe, but most Police Officers are sick of being forced to do
his overtime and would much rather be home with their families on their days off and when
shift ends. The first ten hours a week is fine but for most but many are ordered to thirty
more a wee...

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Chris B
2 days ago

Take it from someone who has been there, you are correct. Forced overtime on a police
ob is not like any other job, where you are making money because things are good. A
shift as a cop is 8 more hours of dealing with the A hole public, the A hole bosses,
your feet on a foot post the enti...

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Strings
21 March, 2023
Blame yourself for the OT. You cut funds, the remaining officers have no choice but to work
hours.
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Big Jake
21 March, 2023

Choice? Officers are being forced to work overtime!

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