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Commentary By Nicole Gelinas

Eric Adams’ Police Deal Borrows a Bad de Blasio Habit

Economics New York, New York City, Tax & Budget, Policing

Mayor Eric Adams’ new agreement with the police union, his second major labor deal, could be worse.

It nods to an unavoidable market reality: The NYPD has to pay rookies more to replace officers who are retiring or quitting. And the mayor does keep raises for existing officers below inflation.

Continue reading the entire piece here at the New York Post

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Nicole Gelinas is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal. Follow her on Twitter here. 

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