Grammy-winning hip-hop star Cardi B isn’t too happy about New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ (D) plan for sweeping budget cuts.
The New York Post reports:
The 5% cuts — which will kneecap departments throughout the Big Apple — are the first of three rounds Adams has ordered to compensate for the billions of dollars the city has spent taking care of asylum seekers who have flooded New York.
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Few city departments will emerge unscathed after Adams’ ax falls. He plans to slash $32 million from the city’s sanitation department as well as $74 million from the FDNY and $547 million from the Department of Education.
In a livestream reposted to X.com, Cardi B predicted that the budget cuts will make New York City an even more dangerous place.
Cardi B goes off on the US government about the $120 Million Dollar budget cut in New York that’ll effect Schools, Libraries, The Police Department, & Sanitation while funding wars. pic.twitter.com/WwCrbFbvGS
— Cardi B | Updates (@updatesofcardi) November 19, 2023
“Crimes are gonna go through the roof because there is a police safety budget cut,” Cardi B said.
The Post notes:
The NYPD’s force will be reduced to just…
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