New York City Police Department Commissioner James P. O’Neil, center, and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), right. (Mary Altaffer/AP)The New York City Police Department says that President Trump’s proposed budget, which includes sweeping cuts across the government, would gut “critical” efforts to fight terrorism in the nation’s largest city. “Under the president’s proposal, nearly all federal funding to the NYPD would be eradicated,” James P. O’Neill, the New York City police commissioner, said at a briefing Thursday afternoon. According to the New York City Council, the NYPD’s annual budget for the 2017 fiscal year was $5.2 billion. Further reading:The FBI and NYPD make peace and focus on fighting terror, not each otherTrump’s DHS budget includes billions to build his border wallRead President Trump’s first budget proposal

Source: Washington Post March 16, 2017 20:56 UTC