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BRUTAL MATH: The NYPD’s $6B Budget Must Be Cut, Advocates and Lawmakers Say
Activists — and perhaps soon, some politicians — are focusing on cutting the $6-billion NYPD budget by $1 billion, and redistributed in a way that better benefits long-suffering communities and reduces police brutality.
June 4, 2020
Advocates, Pols to Mayor: Defund the NYPD Now
"If police budgets bought peace, the $6 billion NYPD budget would’ve bought the most sophisticated de-escalatory operation in the world," Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Monday. "Clearly, it didn't."
June 1, 2020
Council: Mayor Must ‘Think Outside The Box’ When It Comes To Open Streets for Restaurants
Mayor de Blasio is too myopic when it comes to rethinking street space to help struggling New Yorkers during the COVID-19 crisis, lawmakers charged on Thursday.
May 29, 2020
Council Seeks Open Streets for Restaurants, Defying de Blasio (Again!)
The City Council today will take up a measure to require the city to create space "throughout the city for outdoor dining amid the COVID-19 pandemic," according to a statement from Speaker Corey Johnson.
May 28, 2020
Council: NYPD Must Stop Discriminatory Social Distancing Enforcement
“We are seeing the emergence of stop and frisk 2.0," said one Council Member.
May 24, 2020
Council To Mayor: Bus Service Needs Improvements, Not Cuts
"Bus service has powered the city’s emergency response, providing critical service to frontline workers — 75 percent of whom are people of color,” 13 Council Members wrote.
May 13, 2020
UPDATE: Council Overrules De Blasio, Will Create Miles of Open Streets; Mayor Not Giving In
Mayor de Blasio will be forced — by law — to open up scores of miles of roadways for pedestrians and cyclists, thanks to a City Council bill that will be introduced next week.
April 17, 2020
COVID Budget Cuts Will Make City Less Safe and Dirtier
Goodbye Green Wave. So long better bus service. Adios clean streets. Oh and look out for that falling tree branch!
April 7, 2020
Mayor Suspends E-Bike Crackdown During Coronavirus Outbreak
"We will be suspending enforcement while restaurants are take-out and delivery only," said City Hall spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein.
March 16, 2020
Brooklyn Pol: NYPD Must Include Traffic Crashes In Crime Data
Council Member Mark Treyger wants New York’s Finest to include traffic crashes its world-renowned crime data portal known as CompStat so that crashes are treated with equal seriousness by the NYPD.
March 13, 2020
