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Mimacat
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NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Has anyone else read this? DH heard that they are going to push the Jan class back to July, and delay all future classes. He is super depressed. Anyone else have any info on this?
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
I heard bllomberg is cancelling the Jan 09 cadet class
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:07 PM |
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Kara
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
I read an article yesterday that said that the January 2009 academy was cancelled. I'll see if I can find it.. .
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:07 PM |
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Deedlebugs
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Posted by Kara
I read an article yesterday that said that the January 2009 academy was cancelled. I'll see if I can find it.. .
Yes,this is true 
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:07 PM |
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JennyPenny
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
I heard on the radio this morning that there will be MAJOR cuts to the police academy.
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:09 PM |
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NS1976
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Yes..the January class has been pushed.
My brother is in the academy and he told me this yesterday.
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:09 PM |
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Mimacat
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Uck that sucks. And its 100% definite?
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:10 PM |
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MrsPJB2007
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Posted by Mimacat
Uck that sucks. And its 100% definite?
I'm sorry to say its definite...this is direct from NYC.GOV--the press release of Bloomberg's plan:
Reducing peak headcount at the New York City Police Department by 1,000. Two police academy classes were planned for 2009. The peak headcount reduction will be achieved by canceling the January 2009 academy class. The July 2009 police academy class will add 2,000 new officers to the force as will subsequent classes.
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:14 PM |
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Mimi25
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Posted by MrsPJB2007
Posted by Mimacat
Uck that sucks. And its 100% definite?
I'm sorry to say its definite...this is direct from NYC.GOV--the press release of Bloomberg's plan:
Reducing peak headcount at the New York City Police Department by 1,000. Two police academy classes were planned for 2009. The peak headcount reduction will be achieved by canceling the January 2009 academy class. The July 2009 police academy class will add 2,000 new officers to the force as will subsequent classes.
NOW that they raise the salary and have MORE people applying - they make cuts? Yeah that makes a lot of sense. OMG!! That is HORRIBLE
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:21 PM |
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Mimacat
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Grrrrr.
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:21 PM |
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Beth
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Posted by Mimi25
NOW that they raise the salary and have MORE people applying - they make cuts? Yeah that makes a lot of sense. OMG!! That is HORRIBLE
as a New York city resident- I don't think it's that bad
I would rather to keep NYC from going bankrupt and I trust Bloomberg to do so
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:25 PM |
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Mimacat
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
But I heard from a cop friend that there are a record number of officers retiring this year and that if they don't get the next few classes out ASAP they will be grossly understaffed - more so than usual. That seems like a concern to me, but I don't live in NYC so maybe not.
Message edited 11/5/2008 2:27:09 PM.
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:26 PM |
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Beth
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
I haven't heard that - that would be a cause for concern
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:28 PM |
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
yep, heard it today. The 09 class is being pushed to Jul 09 which will fall into the next fiscal years budget.
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:33 PM |
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Mimacat
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
I wonder of that July class will be only the people who were slated to be in the Jan class, or if they're going to merge the Jan class and the would-be July class?
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:35 PM |
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MarisaK
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Posted by Mimi25
NOW that they raise the salary and have MORE people applying - they make cuts? Yeah that makes a lot of sense. OMG!! That is HORRIBLE
Actually, IMO it does make sense.
My cousin is in the Academy now and said they increased the starting salary significantly and are seriously raising their standards for applicants and new cadets ....
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:36 PM |
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MissRadiant
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
This is ridiculous. My brother is an officer and bc of lack of staff he works about 30 hours of overtime a week! I can not believe that they are going to cut a class when officers are needed in the city. Each year too many officers retire so who will replace them? This is going to affect our safety and the safety of the officers on the street as they will be working longer hours and will be tired on the job. Yeah Bloomy- great way to want to get re-elected for a third term. 
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:37 PM |
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MrsPJB2007
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Posted by Mimacat
I wonder of that July class will be only the people who were slated to be in the Jan class, or if they're going to merge the Jan class and the would-be July class?
Your DH should speak with his Investigator and see what they say and if he will be entering the July class. I'm sorry for this setback for you guys--I know you were preparing for him to enter the January class.
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:40 PM |
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Mimacat
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Will someone please just tell me if DH, who has a list number of 158, will get put into the July class? Please? Someone? anyone?
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:41 PM |
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Mimacat
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Posted by MrsPJB2007
Posted by Mimacat
I wonder of that July class will be only the people who were slated to be in the Jan class, or if they're going to merge the Jan class and the would-be July class?
Your DH should speak with his Investigator and see what they say and if he will be entering the July class. I'm sorry for this setback for you guys--I know you were preparing for him to enter the January class.
July we could deal with. But next Jan would be very upsetting for DH
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:42 PM |
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Posted by MissRadiant
This is ridiculous. My brother is an officer and bc of lack of staff he works about 30 hours of overtime a week! I can not believe that they are going to cut a class when officers are needed in the city. Each year too many officers retire so who will replace them? This is going to affect our safety and the safety of the officers on the street as they will be working longer hours and will be tired on the job. Yeah Bloomy- great way to want to get re-elected for a third term.
Why should it surprise you?
My DH is FDNY EMS and they have mandatory OT because they are understaffed and he is regularly re-deployed to Manhattan b/c they are so understaffed.
But....at the same time, i believe Bloomberg IS trying to do the right thing for the city, as does my husband. He has his reasons and he is trying to keep this city afloat.
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:42 PM |
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KateDevine
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Posted by Mimacat
Will someone please just tell me if DH, who has a list number of 158, will get put into the July class? Please? Someone? anyone?
Your DH has to call his Investigator and see what they say
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:45 PM |
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Mimacat
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Heather
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
He hasn't gone through the process yet - he only just got his list #. So I don't think he has an investigator yet?
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:47 PM |
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mia818
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
My dh is FDNY and I worry about them cutting costs on equipment and training. I know cuts have to be made somewhere, but a lot of firefighters over the past few years have been endangered/lost because they city doesn't give them the necessary funds.
I also had 2 friends who were supposed to go in to the Jan NYPD class. Sad that it isn't going to happen.
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| Posted 11/5/08 2:48 PM |
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MissRadiant
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Re: NYC making budget cuts - Will NYPD academy be affected?
Posted by KateDevine
Posted by MissRadiant
This is ridiculous. My brother is an officer and bc of lack of staff he works about 30 hours of overtime a week! I can not believe that they are going to cut a class when officers are needed in the city. Each year too many officers retire so who will replace them? This is going to affect our safety and the safety of the officers on the street as they will be working longer hours and will be tired on the job. Yeah Bloomy- great way to want to get re-elected for a third term.
Why should it surprise you?
My DH is FDNY EMS and they have mandatory OT because they are understaffed and he is regularly re-deployed to Manhattan b/c they are so understaffed.
But....at the same time, i believe Bloomberg IS trying to do the right thing for the city, as does my husband. He has his reasons and he is trying to keep this city afloat.
It's surprising because I am a firm believer of safety first. I dont think that someone should be on a job when they may be too tired to have the proper reflexes to respond in case of an emergency. These men and women deal with dangerous situations that most of us would run away from, yet they are on the forefront. Having "mandatory overtime" is not the way to do it in my opinion. Also the amount of money that is spent on overtime can be the salary of the recruits.
I do agree that the selection process for the NYPD should be stricter and the academy longer to better prepare the rookies but maybe cutting this class in half would have been a better option IMO then cancelling it.
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