Budget: More Cops, More Surveillance; Less Crime? Get Public Safety alerts Sign up by David Dean, Apr 03, 2006 Comment(s) Twitter David Dean details a proposed crime budget with the largest city-funded expansion of the police department’s uniformed force since 1993, and asks what if anything it will accomplish. More about:crime, budget, departmentComments Comment(s) Related content Sikhs, With Ally Liu, Push For Change In NYPD Dress Code Gun Control Debate Intensifies Following Conn. School Massacre Some Question Whether Police Watchdog Has Enough Muscle How Hurricane Sandy May Have Finally Killed Albany's Convention Center Boondoggle Council Approves Hurricane Sandy Property Tax Relief Why The Latest Delay To The Bike Share Program May Not Be The Last