Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday he would reinstate the last of five NYPD academy classes that he suspended last year due to budget strains related to the migrant crisis.
Hizzoner announced the restoration as part of his November update to the $112 billion Fiscal Year 2025 budget agreed upon by his budget team and the City Council in June. The reversal means that 1,600 more NYPD cadets will join the force in 2025, bringing the force’s total headcount to nearly 34,000.
