A massive cut to federal counterterrorism funding for police on Long Island and in New York City has been reversed, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday.

"I’m glad President [Donald] Trump heard our call and reversed course, ensuring our state has the resources necessary to support law enforcement and keep our families safe," Hochul said in a news release.

State officials said earlier this week that New York faced a $187 million cut to grants that have funded counterterrorism, bomb squads, K-9 and tactical units and other work in New York City and on Long Island since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

Hochul called the restoration "a victory for public safety and for every New Yorker who depends on our brave law enforcement and first responders to keep our state secure."

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