Keep NYPD headcount flat at ~35,000 officers

Mamdani campaigned on holding NYPD uniformed headcount flat at ~35,000 (also rolled back Adams plan to add 5,000 more officers in his preliminary budget). REVERSED Mon Jun 1: Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced at the Council OCS budget hearing that NYPD will hire 580 additional officers by end of year, bringing headcount to 35,555. Mamdani defended on WNYC Brian Lehrer 'Ask the Mayor' Tue Jun 2: "Once I came into office I was told that the Bronx needed two patrol boroughs because of its size and that rookie officers needed more on-the-job training. Because of these two issues, we saw a slight increase in the budgeted headcount." Legal Aid Society: "Increasing the NYPD's headcount is yet another broken promise from the Mayor on police reform." This is the SECOND formally reversed campaign promise — first was end mayoral control of schools (ELFA May 20/21).