Remember when the usual suspects here were telling us illegals weren't going to cost money?
A freeze on new NYPD recruits is among the “horrendous” budget cuts expected to come down Thursday — as the Big Apple grapples with the soaring cost of the migrant crisis, The Post has learned.
In addition to axing the new police academy class, Mayor Eric Adams is also expected to scale back Sanitation Department litter basket pickups, multiple sources said
The budget slashings come after Adams estimated the surging migrant crisis will set the city back $12 billion over the next three fiscal years.
NYPD staffing, which is currently at 33,500, has taken a hit with the force losing nearly 3,000 uniformed cops to retirement and resignation since 2019..
By eliminating Academy classes, combined with retirements & resignations, police staffing could drop to just over 30,000