"NYPD Dance Team Performance Sparks AOC's Criticism Over Defunded School Music Programs"

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes criticizes the NYPD dance team, questioning funding priorities amid the city's migrant crisis and recent crime wave involving asylum seekers. The dance team, created in 2022, has faced backlash after a TV appearance, with AOC's tweet drawing both support and criticism. The team's vice president defended the initiative as a creative outlet for officers dealing with the toll of their jobs. Meanwhile, the city continues to grapple with a surge in migrant arrivals and related crimes, despite decreases in some major crime indexes.