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Bill de Blasio Confirms $1 Billion Cut from NYPD Budget

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday confirmed that he will slash $1 billion from the budget of the New York City Police Department, despite a surge in shootings in the wake of protests and violent unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd. 

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NYPD to Eliminate Plainclothes Anti-Crime Unit Despite Crime Surge

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) on Monday announced that it is disbanding its anti-crime unit — a group of approximately 600 plainclothes police officers who blend in with the general population to combat crime — in the wake of protests and violent unrest over the death of George Floyd.

NYPD Police officers listen as Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York Presi