Andrew Cuomo: “Look at the starting salary to be an NYPD officer...$60,000.”

“Total number of uniformed officers, year 2000, we had 40,000. At 834,000. The applications for NYPD 2017, you had 18,000 applicants. Today you have 8,000 applicants. Look at the starting salary to be an NYPD officer...$60,000. officer. Say you're willing to deal with all this rhetoric and all this turmoil in the city. Okay, how much do I get paid? $60,000.” (08:37–08:50)

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