NEW YORK (PIX11) -- The staffing shortage at One Police Plaza continues to handcuff New York City’s finest at all badge levels.
NYPD unions warn that a wave of retirements is leading to burnout among cops left to handle heavier caseloads and more shifts.
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Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch acknowledges the crisis. "I'm not going to sugarcoat it—the NYPD is in a hiring crisis, and it's not a budget problem," she said.
All of the city’s police unions are sounding the alarm.