At the end of the day, the $1-billion figure was target-rich, but a shot too far.
Last-minute maneuvering and negotiations between City Council Members and Mayor de Blasio produced a hard-fought consensus and resulted in cuts of just under $900 million, or about 15 percent, to the NYPD’s operating budget.
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