Joe Anuta

NEW: @NYCMayor tomorrow will create an Office of Community Safety & name a DM to oversee it. In its initial iteration, it will be far more modest than originally promised - smaller budget, just 2 staffers, not a full dept. W/ @JeffCMays nytimes.com/2026/03/18/nyr…

NEW - there will soon be a new @NYCSanitation commissioner thecity.nyc/2026/03/18/gre…

At the @NYC_DOI budget oversight hearing. A proposal to peg increases in DOI funding to overall city budget growth is embroiled in the Eric Adams zombie charter revision commission situation (DOI proposal is part of the Council's ill-fated commission) politico.com/news/2026/01/2…

Inbox: City Council Speaker Julie Menin says in a statement that a federal judge ordered the deportation of a council employee today. "We are outraged and will continue to pursue every legal avenue to secure his release and ensure his case is properly heard on appeal," she says.

In light of an attempted bombing — allegedly inspired by ISIS — outside Gracie Mansion, @NYPDPC says she is going to meet with the head of the bomb squad to discuss any new needs

.@NYPDPC, clearly irked by @OswaldFeliz's Qs about Bx shootings, dives back into the issue "I do not appreciate the mischaracterization of the general work of the dept" Two points: - Feliz is citing NYPD's own stats - The increases are off a record-low year for Bx shootings

.@NYPDPC gets into a tense back & forth with @OswaldFeliz over 30%ish increase in shooting victims & incidents YTD in the Bronx compared to '25. Tisch says last year the Bx saw the biggest shooting declines throughout the city and the NYPD is following the same playbook

Very excited for this new gig and the opportunity to cover my hometown. Reach me: mfernandez@politico.com

@jshgdmn @MarkTreyger718 @NYPDPC @galeabrewer I hope they're searchable!

@joeanuta @MarkTreyger718 @NYPDPC @galeabrewer they're physical letters but we are often emailed a PDF copy as well for record-keeping purposes

“They’re a lot” @NYPDPC says of the many letters @galeabrewer admits she writes to the Nypd (I’m assuming these are emails… but then again they could very well be paper letters) “I write 50 letters a week,” Brewer says. “I know,” Tisch replies.

@MarkTreyger718 @NYPDPC @galeabrewer like with physical letters?

@joeanuta @NYPDPC @galeabrewer Not only does CM @galeabrewer frequently write to agencies, but she and her amazing staff also follow up diligently to ensure she gets answers and her constituents receive the services they’re entitled to.

"They no longer wear their special khaki pants" @NYPDPC says of the much-criticized anti-crime unit that was revamped (and made over sartorially) under the former admin

Overall, this has been a very amicable oversight hearing between the City Council and the NYPD. It has not always been so cordial!

@TweetBenMax And she notes many officers moved off desk duty, so more folks on patrol

Tisch says NYPD budgeted uniform headcount is just over 35K & PD currently has a little under 35K - she says she'd of course be happy to have more cops but sticking with ~35K is a "strong" force

.@NYPDPC says, in response to a question about potentially increasing headcount, says there are way more officers on patrol compared to ‘24 because of a push to take ppl off of desk duty

.@NYPDPC again throws cold water on idea that nypd officers were leaving bc of poor work environment. She says there was a surge in hiring 20 years ago, which led to an expected surge in retirements “if you care about hiring, you can hire”

.@NYPDPC flatly says a new dept of community safety designed to divert mental health calls from the police dept will NOT come w a budget cut for the nypd

.@NYPDPC said she has not been having convos w @NYCMayor about disbanding a controversial unit deployed for protests and counterterrorism That would seem to contradict the mayors pledge to disband the unit

“It’s not rocket science” @NYPDPC says of reducing pd overtime. True, but it’s certainly some kind of science bc reducing it’s eluded the city for years & the dept is still on track to exceed its OT budget by $400M this fiscal year (though that’s slightly better than years’ past)