[xqyf]

They were never defunded.

de Blasio’s executive budget proposal has NYPD funding at $5.13 billion for the 2022 fiscal year, ~$230 million more than the budget adopted last year for this fiscal year.

You're accidentally arguing that providing more funding to a multi-billion dollar government union ("fiscal conservatism") doesn't reduce crime. Maybe take a deep breath before you regurgitate your comment the next time.

[credit_guy]

Just so we are clear: the defunding was massive, and it happened in 2021. Here's [1] the latest budget report for NYPD. Please check page 1:

- Actual spendings for 2019: $5.98 BN, for 2020: $6.09 BN

- Plan for 2021: $5.35 BN, for 2022: $5.42 BN

The actual quote from the report, a few lines below the main chart: "The budget for the current fiscal year is $5.35 billion – the lowest figure since Fiscal 2016, a result of reforms aimed to lower City spending on policing".

[1] https://council.nyc.gov/budget/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2...