Gov. Andrew Cuomo ridicules move by New York City to strip NYPD funding
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized the New York City Council’s move to strip the New York Police Department of $1 billion in funding, questioning “what it means” and calling for concrete action.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized the New York City Council’s move to strip the New York Police Department of $1 billion in funding, questioning “what it means” and calling for concrete action.
The City Council passed a budget Tuesday that includes $837 million in cuts and transfers to the NYPD expense budget, which removes $1 billion from the department's spending when combined with associated costs.
“I don’t know what it means,” Cuomo told reporters during a news briefing Wednesday. “What does that mean? Does this mean I am less safe? Where did you take the billion dollars from? Does it mean I am more safe? Does it have any effect on police abuse? I don’t know what it means."
Cuomo also took a veiled swipe at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who said Wednesday morning the city would paint “Black Lives Matter” outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in the coming days.
“We’re going to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ on the street in front of Trump HQ. Great,” Cuomo said. “From day one, I said I stand with Black Lives Matter. From Day one, I said I stand with protesters. I said great what this nation has done standing up after Mr. Floyd’s murder. … I’m sorry it took so long. Why couldn’t we have done it after Eric Garner six years ago? Or Rodney King 30 years ago? But now we’re here. Great.”
He added: “Send that message to Mr. Trump, ‘Black Lives Matter,’ excessive force has to stop. Using the National Guard to stop protesters has to stop. ... Tell every police department in the United States of America enough is enough. Great. Great. Great.
“You know what’s better?” he continued. “Do something. Do something. Do something.”
The budget cuts and transfers to the NYPD were far less than what some protesters had demanded. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said earlier that $1.5 billion in cuts would not be enough. Click here for more.
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