Department of Community Safety

BUDGET BATTLE LOST. OMB FY27 Executive Budget confirms $40.9M FY27 / $40.2M annual FY28+ for OCS programs, $26M annual for Hate Crime Prevention, $14.3M FY27 Right to Counsel growing to $40M annual FY28+, $22M FY26 Counsel for Vulnerable New Yorkers. Total OCS umbrella ~$270M per Crain's. Free Beacon: "Mamdani Sinks $260 Million Into Office of Community Safety… as Big Apple Faces Historic Budget Crisis." vs $1.1B campaign pledge = -75% funding gap, ~$830M short. Promise BROKEN for FY27. Department-level standalone never materialized — operates as Office under DM Renita Francois. [Jun 1 update: At Council OCS budget hearing, Commissioner Tisch told Speaker Menin OCS-NYPD coordination "has not yet commenced" 11 weeks after Mar 19 EO. Tisch-Francois meeting scheduled later this week. Reinforces broken status booked at FY27 budget filing (270M vs $1.1B pledge).]