Mamdani walks back plan to increase NYPD headcount following DSA pressure

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. New York City's new budget does not include a potential police department headcount boost authorization that had been on the table, reports indicate. Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, said during a Tuesday press conference, "So, I've been talking to all agency heads about ways to find savings, and Commissioner Tisch and I were able to identify ways to keep the NYPD headcount at the originally authorized 35,000 while also meeting all of our crime-fighting needs and implementing the new programs that were announced earlier this year." Fox News Digital reached out to the mayor's office on Wednesday. TRUMP WARNS ‘GODLESS COMMUNISTS’ WILL TURN CITIES INTO SLUMS AS DEMS FAIL TO FIGHT SOCIALIST SURGE New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Ju