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Andrew Cuomo: “I would hire 5300 police officers. I put 1500 in the subway…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Published | Video Starts at 24:01

The economic numbers are staggeringly low. Lowest since 2003, except for a pandemic or recession. So both of those assertions are incorrect. But you do have to get crime down. I would hire 5300 police officers. I put 1500 in the subway system. I would focus on getting the homeless mentally ill off the subject streets, which we did for many, many, many years. You know, this is not a novel situation. (24:01–24:08)

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Asserts a plan to hire 5,300 police officers, with 1,500 assigned to the subway system.

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