Ever wonder about NYC's problems?

From cbcny.org. 

NYC Police Department 2020 budget: $10.9 billion. Of that, $10.5 billion was funded directly by city taxpayers.

NYC Police Department 2020 budget: $10.2 billion.

https://cbcny.org/research/was-nypd-budget-cut-1-billion

Almost $11 billion (Billion) in FY 2021. More than $10 billion this fiscal year. For a police department.

The US budget passed $1 billion in 1863, at the height of the Civil War.