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flag NYC to expand NYPD to 40,000 officers by 2029, costing $318.5M, with lowered hiring standards.

flag New York City Mayor Eric Adams has finalized a plan to expand the NYPD to about 40,000 officers by 2029, the largest force in two decades, requiring $17.8 million next year and rising to $318.5 million by 2029 to hire over 5,000 new officers. flag The initiative, approved ahead of the mayoral election, includes lowering college credit requirements from 60 to 24 to broaden recruitment and follows the swearing-in of nearly 1,100 recruits—the largest class in nearly a decade. flag Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch praised the plan as vital for public safety, while Democratic Socialist Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani criticized it as political theater and pledged to maintain current staffing levels and create a new agency for mental health calls.

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