New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday he would accede to protesters’ demands by moving to shift funds away from the NYPD toward social services. De Blasio announced a number of reforms as proposed by a task force on racial inclusion, one of which was to shift funding from the police force to youth initiatives. CALLS FOR DE BLASIO TO RESIGN TREND ON TWITTER AFTER DEFENSE OF NYPDDe Blasio did not reveal how much funding he aimed to divert from the annual NYPD budget. The New York Times noted that the NYPD budget was $6 billion and accounted for 6 percent of the proposed 2021 NYC fiscal budget. NEW YORK CITY LIFTING CURFEW EARLY AMID GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS, DE BLASIO SAYSDe Blasio has suffered criticism throughout the protests, with many opponents claiming he’s sided with police too often.

Source: Fox News June 07, 2020 23:15 UTC