Gov. Hochul is demanding the Trump administration immediately reverse a shocking 86% cut in funding for antiterrorism programs in New York, including crucial NYPD programs that have thwarted terror attacks.

The approximately $187 million in planned cuts implemented by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem include a $100 million cut to the NYPD, $15 million slashed from the FDNY, and a projected $13 million cut to Joint Task Force Empire Shield.

“A Republican administration … walking away from the fight against terrorism in the No. 1 terrorist target in America is utterly shocking,” Hochul said in a statement.

Trump’s Department of Homeland Security now plans no projected funding for any of New York State’s 12 certified bomb squads and will implement millions of dollars in cuts t

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