STATEWIDE — THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CUT FUNDS FOR COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS IN NEW YORK, but Gov. Kathy Hochul and a multi-state coalition are fighting back. President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem ordered $187 million in cuts to critical counterterrorism funding in New York that directly impacts the safety and security of New Yorkers, reducing New York’s allocation by 86% to $30 million.

These unprecedented cuts include a projected $100 million cut to the NYPD, a projected $15 million cut to the FDNY, and a projected $13 million cut to Joint Task Force Empire Shield. Hochul warned that no projected funding has been allocated for any of New York State’s 12 certified bomb squads and millions of dollars in cuts that directly support counties, sheriffs

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