As an adjacent observation: the tone in NYPD’s official responses is a clear signal that (1) they don’t particularly care about what the city’s primary financia

As an adjacent observation: the tone in NYPD’s official responses is a clear signal that (1) they don’t particularly care about what the city’s primary financial official has to say, and consequently (2) that their budget is insufficiently controlled and overseen by the city’s democratically elected leaders. It’s remarkable (but not particularly surprising) to see so much open disdain for basic civic interest, including the open claim that the people of NYC are too stupid to understand the value of a service the NYPD pays for with their tax dollars.