Tisch closes testimony emphasizing results and budget needs
Tisch closes by stating the NYPD is delivering results with crime down, violence falling, and the department building capacity to sustain progress, while emphasizing the budget must reflect the full weight of what the department is being asked to do.
The through line of this testimony is simple.
The NYPD is delivering results and we are building the capacity to sustain them.
Crime is down across the city.
Violence is falling.
Public housing, transit, schools in the Bronx are all seeing enormous progress.
At the same time, we are strengthening training and improving accountability, managing overtime more effectively, hiring more officers, modernizing our tools, and preparing for a threat environment unlike anything the city has faced in years.
That work requires a budget that reflects the full weight of what this department is being asked to do.
The men and women of the NYPD carry that responsibility every day on patrol, in our subways, in our schools, at protests, at major events, in counterterrorism operations, and in every neighborhood.
We are proud of the progress that we've made, but progress has to be protected and sustained.
So thank you for the opportunity to testify today.
My staff and I look forward to answering any questions you may have.
Great.
Thank you, Commissioner.
I'm going to pass on to Speaker Minin.