Mayor de Blasio plans to add 1,300 more cops to the streets, while at the same time limiting overtime pay for current officers, in a surprising reversal of his previous position. Michael Grynbaum, the City Hall bureau chief for The New York Times and Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission and former assistant DA, discuss the city's budget deal, including the plan to add more cops. Plus, we'll take calls from officers on how this will affect them. And Capital New York's Laura Nahmias will report on the legislative deals in Albany.
On rent regs in Albany: the threshold for vacancy decontrol increases from $2500/month to $2700, says @nahmias.
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The 421a 6-month extension deal seems to be a loss for the mayor on its face. We're not sure yet if it's "as is" or changed, says @nahmias.
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Re: parks: @grynbaum says the budget will restore jobs for 150 gardeners/workers that were going to be cut. Plus an extended beach season!
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.@grynbaum says libraries are often the "proverbial football tossed around" in these budget discussions. But the NYPL was pleased this year.
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On the mayor's change of heart on adding more cops, Mike @grynbaum says Commissioner Bill Bratton played a big role.
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