Meanwhile, public defenders say, they’re getting nothing more in the proposed budget.
Donate NowThe NYPD’s ballooning overtime budget faced scrutiny from City Council members on Monday, but neither police nor policy makers offered detailed ideas about how to rein it in.new report
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams noted that the NYPD has the lowest absentee rate of any other uniformed agency in the city, and asked why so much money has to be spent on overtime.
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