New York City’s Democratic Socialists of America chapter ignited a firestorm Friday for drawing up a survey asking City Council candidates if they will pledge to not visit Israel and support a boycott of the Jewish state.The questions about Israel come at the end of the 12-page questionnaire, which was sent out late last month and was obtained by The Post.“Do you pledge not to travel to Israel if elected to City Council in solidarity with Palestinians living under occupation,” asked the left-wing group, which in recent local political races.That question was immediately followed by the only...…New York City’s Democratic Socialists of America chapter ignited a firestorm Friday for drawing up a survey asking City Council candidates if they will pledge to not visit Israel and support a boycott of the Jewish state.The questions about Israel come at the end of the 12-page questionnaire, which was sent out late last month and was obtained by The Post.“Do you pledge not to travel to Israel if elected to City Council in solidarity with Palestinians living under occupation,” asked the left-wing group, which in recent local political races.That question was immediately followed by the only...WW…

It’s just a paper cut!Gotham’s top budget watchdog projected Tuesday that the New York Police Department will blow its new overtime cap by $400 million, effectively undoing the biggest proposed spending cut the department faced in the city’s new budget.“The budget adopted last month assumes that overtime spending by the NYPD will fall to $268 million in 2021,” the Independent Budget Office wrote in its analysis of the deal struck by Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson in June, much of it triggered by the Black Lives Matter movement to reduce police funding.“IBO...…It’s just a paper cut!Gotham’s top budget watchdog projected Tuesday that the New York Police Department will blow its new overtime cap by $400 million, effectively undoing the biggest proposed spending cut the department faced in the city’s new budget.“The budget adopted last month assumes that overtime spending by the NYPD will fall to $268 million in 2021,” the Independent Budget Office wrote in its analysis of the deal struck by Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson in June, much of it triggered by the Black Lives Matter movement to reduce police funding.“IBO...WW…