Mayor Zohran Mamdani opposes hiring more cops to fight crime, but what about to police block parties and concerts?<\/p>\n
Looks like New Yorkers may be out of luck there, too.<\/p>\n
While crime (so far) has remained under control, the NYPD\u2019s manpower shortage is forcing the city to ban large public events, including birthday parties<\/a>, from city parks during the FIFA World Cup<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n City Hall projects spending $12 million for NYPD security, including overtime, during the games, yet NYPD boss Jessica Tisch nonetheless saw a need to have Mamdani sign the emergency ban.<\/p>\n That\u2019s largely because her department is 6,000 cops short of peak staffing, and they\u2019ll be stretched thin patrolling events tied to the soccer tournament and to America\u2019s 250th anniversary, and Zoh refuses to hire more cops.<\/p>\n \t\t\tMore From\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPost Editorial Board<\/p>\n City permits for public demonstrations will be exempt from Mamdani\u2019s emergency order.\u00a0(Natch.)<\/p>\n Meanwhile, attrition is taking a toll on the force as hundreds of officers quit every month.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen this summer\u2019s massive workload hits, it\u2019s going to push even more [cops] out the door,\u201d predicts NYPD Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n