The New York City Council is poised to renew its call to hire 1,000 more officers for the police department. This could set up a repeat clash with Mayor Bill de Blasio about the headcount of the nation's largest police force. Council staffers tell The Associated Press Sunday that the council would authorize the funding for the new hires in its budget presentation this week.

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