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Andrew Cuomo plans to hire 5,000 more NYPD cops if elected NYC mayor
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1:04Now PlayingAndrew Cuomo plans to hire 5,000 more cops — boosting the number of NYPD officers by 15% — if he’s elected NYC’s next mayor, The Post has learned.
“A larger police presence is a deterrent to crime, improves response rates to 911 calls and gives the police the resources they need to solve crimes,” according to a policy paper his campaign is set to release this week.
Extra cops would also mean the city could beef up security in so-called “urban crime zones,” such as the Eighth Avenue corridor between Penn Station and Times Square and the Roosevelt Avenue corridor in Queens.
And the bump to a force of 39,000 would all but pay for itself by reducing police overtime costs – which soared well over budget to $1 billion last year – and provide a much-needed morale boost for a department plagued by disgruntled cops eyeing early retirement, the former governor said.
“The larger police force would reduce the level of mandatory overtime, which is one of the leading complaints that lead to the very high level of attrition the NYPD is now experiencing,” the paper reads.
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