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- Mayor Zohran Mamdani froze the hiring of 5,000 NYPD officers, prompting Feliz to warn it could raise crime and slow responses.
- Feliz stressed the need for adequate police staffing to maintain public safety amid record-low shootings.
- Council Speaker Julie Menin said lawmakers are monitoring crime statistics closely.
- Mayor Mamdani plans a Department of Community Safety to handle mental health calls, freeing police for violent crime.
