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Michael Blake: “Let's take back the $1.4 billion in NYPD overtime.”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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Michael Blake Discusses Mayoral Campaign and Challenges Against Andrew Cuomo

Published | Video Starts at 04:29

Let's actually be intentional of having a vacant apartment tax so that someone that is not living in New York City as a primary residence, we actually tax that individual. Let's take back the $1.4 billion in NYPD overtime. But let's also, to your question, when Trump comes for us, let's withhold sending taxes to D.C. to protect us in New York City. That's what makes me different. (04:29–04:34)

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Proposes reclaiming $1.4 billion from NYPD overtime.

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