--- title: Donald Trump's Budget Cuts Leave NY Open to Terror: NYPD description: The NYPD said that President Donald Trump’s enormous slate of proposed budget cuts would take away “critical” funding to fight terror canonical: https://time.com/4704617/nypd-donald-trump-budget-terrorism/ author: Abigail Abrams article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-16T21:43:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T10:48:29.062Z article:section: Politics og:title: NYPD Says President Trump's Budget Cuts Leave New York Vulnerable to Terror og:description: “Simply put, we cannot afford to cut corners in fighting terrorism" og:url: https://time.com/4704617/nypd-donald-trump-budget-terrorism/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt132b486c94e53d25/6988bec5196cf400d703f449/nypd-police-james-oneil-terrorism-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Bill Bratton Resigns As NYC Police Commissioner og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: NYPD Says President Trump's Budget Cuts Leave New York Vulnerable to Terror twitter:description: “Simply put, we cannot afford to cut corners in fighting terrorism" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt132b486c94e53d25/6988bec5196cf400d703f449/nypd-police-james-oneil-terrorism-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # NYPD Says President Trump's Budget Cuts Leave New York Vulnerable to Terror ## Video: President Trump Wants to Cut Foreign Aid, Boost Defense Spending [Watch (HLS stream): President Trump Wants to Cut Foreign Aid, Boost Defense Spending](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/97Sc6mEW.m3u8) (1:05)  _Published 2017-03-16. President Trump’s budget for 2018 would slash funding on everything from Big Bird to foreign aid, while boosting support for the Pentagon and the construction of a border wall, the White House said Wednesday._ by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Mar 16, 2017 9:43 PM UTC  James O'Neill stands with former New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton (left) and Mayor Bill de Blasio at a news conference where it was announced that Bratton was stepping down and O'Neil would take over as Commissioner on August 2, 2016 in New York City. James O'Neill stands with former New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton (left) and Mayor Bill de Blasio at a news conference where it was announced that Bratton was stepping down and O'Neil would take over as Commissioner on August 2, 2016 in New York City.Spencer Platt—Getty Images by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Mar 16, 2017 9:43 PM UTC The NYPD said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s enormous slate of [proposed budget cuts](http://time.com/4703172/donald-trump-budget-state-department-epa-funding/?iid=sr-link6) would take away “critical” funding the department uses to fight terrorism in New York. The cuts could impact everything from active-shooter training to intelligence analysis to bomb squad equipment, police said at a briefing with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday. “Under the president’s proposal, nearly all federal funding to the NYPD would be eradicated,” James P. O’Neill, the New York City police commissioner, said during the briefing. “This funding is absolutely critical. It is the backbone of our entire counter-terrorism apparatus.” As the nation’s largest city, New York has long been a target for terror attacks. Law enforcement officers have also had to work to protect First Lady Melania Trump and her son Barron, who still live at Trump Tower in Manhattan. > [](https://twitter.com/NYPDONeill/status/842476621525315587) The Trump administration has [defended its budget cuts](http://time.com/4704540/trump-budget-meals-wheels/?iid=sr-link2) as getting rid of unnecessary programs to accomplish his campaign promises. But O’Neill says the proposed changes would make the president’s home town less safe. “It is the cornerstone of effective preparedness and prevention against terrorist threats, and enables us to do all we can do to keep this city secure,” O’Neill said. “Everyone who lives in, works in, and visits New York City — this money’s critical to keeping everybody safe.” O’Neill said the proposed federal budget would cost the NYPD about $110 million, which it receives annually through the Homeland Security Grant Program, according to the [Washington](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/03/16/nypd-says-trumps-budget-would-gut-new-yorks-counterterrorism-efforts-make-the-city-less-safe/)[ _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/03/16/nypd-says-trumps-budget-would-gut-new-yorks-counterterrorism-efforts-make-the-city-less-safe/)_._ He added that New York City continues to be a top terror target, and said: “Simply put, we cannot afford to cut corners in fighting terrorism.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4704617/nypd-donald-trump-budget-terrorism/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4704617/nypd-donald-trump-budget-terrorism/"},"headline":"NYPD Says President Trump's Budget Cuts Leave New York Vulnerable to Terror","datePublished":"2017-03-16T21:43:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T10:48:29.062Z","description":"“Simply put, we cannot afford to cut corners in fighting terrorism\"","url":"https://time.com/4704617/nypd-donald-trump-budget-terrorism/","keywords":["New York","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt132b486c94e53d25/6988bec5196cf400d703f449/nypd-police-james-oneil-terrorism-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Abigail Abrams","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt132b486c94e53d25/6988bec5196cf400d703f449/nypd-police-james-oneil-terrorism-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bill Bratton Resigns As NYC Police Commissioner","caption":"Bill Bratton Resigns As NYC Police Commissioner","creditText":"Spencer Platt—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4704617/nypd-donald-trump-budget-terrorism/","name":"NYPD Says President Trump's Budget Cuts Leave New York Vulnerable to Terror"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"President Trump Wants to Cut Foreign Aid, Boost Defense Spending","description":"President Trump’s budget for 2018 would slash funding on everything from Big Bird to foreign aid, while boosting support for the Pentagon and the construction of a border wall, the White House said Wednesday.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/97Sc6mEW/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-03-16T16:06:55.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/97Sc6mEW.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4704617/nypd-donald-trump-budget-terrorism/","duration":"PT1M5S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4704617/nypd-donald-trump-budget-terrorism/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```