The White House will reverse the Department of Homeland Security's cut of $187 million in counterterrorism funding for New York's law enforcement, Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed Friday. Hochul hailed the reversal as a victory for public safety and for every New Yorker who depends on our brave law enforcement and first responders to keep our state secure. From the moment these devastating cuts were announced, I made it clear that New York would not stand by while our law enforcement and counterterrorism operations were defunded, Hochul said in a statement.
"Obviously New York is no stranger to the risk of terrorist attacks and it's not just 9/11 that tells us that," US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said in a hearing Wednesday, pointing to the day when "3,000 people died within sight of this courthouse." New York is suing to restore the money, which was earmarked by the US for mass transit security.
