STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — President Donald Trump recently signed a nearly-$1-million public safety package backed by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis into law, the Republican congresswoman announced Wednesday.
The funds will go towards NYPD funding combatting car theft in the congresswoman’s district, which is comprised of Staten Island and part of South Brooklyn, and safety upgrades for the city Department of Correction.
“I will always support our brave men and women in law enforcement and remain committed to ensuring they have the tools and resources they need to do their jobs safely and effectively,” Malliotakis said. “At a time when certain policies have made their work more challenging, this funding delivers critical equipment that strengthens public safety for our community. Since I have been in Congress, I have secured over $9 million for the NYPD for essential equipment and training, and last year helped restore $100 million in federal funding for the NYPD’s counterterrorism operations.”
A little over $460,000 in the earmarked funds will go towards NYPD safety camera upgrades in the district, about $360,000 will go towards upgraded Department of Correction safety equipment, including its K-9 unit, and $180,000 will go toward license plate readers used to combat car theft.
Car thefts on Staten Island saw a slight uptick in 2022 and 2023, but have again reached historically-low levels in recent years, according to NYPD data.
On Monday, the NYPD celebrated historically-low crime rates announcing the lowest number of shootings ever recorded in January.
“For the first month of the year, the women and men of the NYPD delivered the fewest shooting incidents, victims, and murders in recorded history,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. “These results show that this department remains focused on building on the historic public safety gains made last year. Our strategy is simple: don’t just get tough on crime, get smart. And deploy the best police officers in the nation to get it done and make New York safer.”