On March 20th, 2024 CPR members and partners testified at the New York City Council FY25 Preliminary Budget Hearing on Public Safety. Despite proposed cuts to essential services such as libraries, education, and community development programs, the NYPD's FY25 preliminary agency budget surpasses $300M more than what was initially proposed last year. This pattern of overspending by the NYPD, exemplified by nearly $1B over-expenditure in FY23 alone, is unacceptable and exacerbates existing issues of violence, obstruction, and misinformation within the department.
Full testimony from CPR members and partners can be found below. Click here to read our press release.
Communities United for Police Reform
Justice Committee, Divad Durant
Justice Committee, Meropi Peponides
NYCLU, Isabelle Leyva
Make the Road New York, Natalia Aristizabal
Youth Represent, Aaliyah Guillory-Nickens
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