Instead of facing fiscal crises, NYC, state are burying their heads in the sand

The headlines surrounding this week’s New York City budget naturally focused on #DefundthePolice demands. But for all its larger potential implications for New Yorkers’ security and quality of life, the partially illusory $1 billion “cut” in the New York Police Department budget was a sideshow in fiscal terms. The main event was the city’s squishiest,...

from New York Post https://ift.tt/2AjR3h8