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Commentary By Nicole Gelinas

Crime Is Only the Biggest Obvious Omission in Adams’ New City Budget

Public Safety Policing, Crime Control

Mayor Eric Adams revealed his budget draft for the fiscal year that starts in July — and just like last year, he proposes to slash spending.

We can’t take this “austerity” too seriously. Last year, Adams’ similar budget cuts melted away before the final version was inked in June.

There is something we should take seriously, though, from what Adams de-emphasized in his budget presentation: Is the mayor losing his mojo on crime? 

Continue reading the entire piece here at the New York Post

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Nicole Gelinas is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal. Follow her on Twitter here.

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