Schumer Condemns Trump Administration's $64-Million NYC Security Cut

Source: USA Today/Reuters

Aug. 6, 2025, at 4:39 p.m.


WASHINGTON (Reuters) -New York’s senior senator on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration’s plan to cut security funding for New York City, calling the decision “irresponsible and dangerous.”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency posted a notice of New York's reduced grant online on Friday, just days after a gunman killed four people inside a Manhattan skyscraper.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, who represents New York, asked FEMA to reverse a $64-million cut to the city’s federal security funding, first reported by Reuters on Tuesday. “Donald Trump treats NY like his personal punching bag in an attempt to settle political scores — and failing to release NY’s critical anti-terrorism funds is stooping to a new low,” he said in a statement.

The cut is part of the Trump administration’s transformation of FEMA, the federal agency charged with responding to disasters. The agency also distributes security funding to states and densely populated cities to “respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events,” according to its website.

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