The New York Police Department has been instructed to reduce overtime hours, an initiative that some officers suspect might be the first step under Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, which is known for its progressive stance, towards slashing the department’s entire overtime budget. This information was revealed to The Post.

According to multiple sources on Friday, officers have been directed to cut back on overtime by between nine and eleven hours next month as part of a broader cost-saving strategy.

It remains uncertain whether these overtime restrictions will continue beyond February, the shortest month of the year, or if additional reductions are planned for the future.

Sources with knowledge of the situation indicated that the directive did not originate from City Hall but was instead linked to the typically quieter month, which lacks major events that usually necessitate increased police presence.

“This is basic management,” commented Delaney Kemper, the NYPD’s chief spokesperson. “Naturally, the NYPD would reduce overtime expenses during February, known for being the shortest and coldest month, with fewer large-scale events that generally require overtime work.”

“There will be plenty of overtime opportunities when events pick back up during the warmer months,” she added.

Cops, though, were on edge with the cuts coming just three weeks into a new administration led by Mamdani, who previously called for defunding the police and campaigned on getting rid of the department’s overtime budget.

“Mumdummy strikes again,” one cop quipped to The Post.

“This is not surprising, but it is only the beginning,” another cop complained.

“After the budget deficit, it only makes sense that Mandami would cut from the one agency that he hates the most – cops.”

The Big Apple is staring down a roughly $12 billion budget deficit while its new mayor made a slew of campaign promises to add billions in taxpayer-funded freebies and new initiatives.

One vow was to redirect the more than $1 billion in police overtime to fund his proposed Department of Community Safety, which is expected to be tasked with handling all mental health calls at all times in place of police.

NYPD overtime budget projected to come in at $1.1 billion by the end of the fiscal year on June 30.