Mamdani walks back plan to increase NYPD headcount following DSA pressure

New York City's new budget does not include a potential police department headcount boost authorization that had been on the table, reports indicate. Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani , a self-described Democratic socialist, said during a Tuesday press conference, "So, I've been talking to all agency heads about ways to find savings, and Commissioner Tisch and I were able to identify ways to keep the NYPD headcount at the originally authorized 35,000 while also meeting all of our crime-fighting nee