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Pohara521 t1_jcziwta wrote on March 20, 2023 at 7:14 PM

Reply to comment by bangbangthreehunna in NYPD Blows Overtime Budget by Nearly $100 Million, On Pace for Record | The New York City Police Department’s budget overage defies a pledge by Mayor Eric Adams to cut overtime spending by half in his first year in office. by bloomberg

From a cost comparison, I'm sure its cheaper to pay overtime to existing personnel than to increase the force (benefits, pensions...)

Crimsonwolf1445 t1_jd5cv7a wrote on March 21, 2023 at 11:07 PM

Short term probably but not long term.

And frankly the current strategy of flooding the transit system with cops on ot is not sustainable long term as a “solution” to transit crime