In a move with implications for the next city administration, Mayor Eric Adams said Friday he was increasing the budgeted police headcount in his November financial plan by 5,000 officers, which would boost the NYPD head count to 40,000, the highest level in more than 20 years.

"The vast majority of New Yorkers want more police officers on their streets and in the subways, and that is what we are delivering by adding these 5,000 new officers," Adams said in a statement. The total cost of adding the new officers over three fiscal years would be nearly $316 million by fiscal year 2029.

Adams' announcement comes at a time when he has just over two months left in his term. That means it will be up to the next mayor to keep his budget plan. The city faces what the independent Citizens Budget

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