Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that the proposed $ 1.5 billion NYPD budget deficit on Tuesday is not far enough.

“Getting out of the police means getting out of the police. This does not mean budget cheats or funny math. This does not mean that school police officers move from the NYPD budget to the Ministry of Education, so the same police remain in schools. ” Blasio in a press release about the budget agreement between the Democratic Socialist, the City Council and the Mayor, who defines himself.

“The NYPD does not mean counting the city council’s efforts to reduce overtime spending and overtime cuts despite overtime already. The struggle to eliminate policing continues. ”

“If these reports are correct, these“ cuts ”proposed in the NYPD budget is a terrifying illusion. This is not a victory. The struggle to eliminate policing continues. ”

Mainstream Democrats and progressives argued over the meaning of the effort to “defend the police” after George Floyd’s death in the hands of Minneapolis policemen.

The Ocasio-Cortez agreement pointed out that in July, it would cancel 1,163 student classes, reducing the number of civil servants in the city.

It also includes over $ 350 million cuts in overtime wages and other expenses such as travel sanctions and vehicle purchases.

Instead, $ 1 billion would go to summer youth programming for education, social services in infected communities and over 100,000 young people.