Sentences with phrase «nypd body camera»

City Comptroller Scott Stringer, long seen as the Democrat most likely to challenge Mayor Bill de Blasio in the September primary, seemed to rule out that possibility in a radio interview this morning — then proceeded to ratchet up his ongoing feud with the mayor over the NYPD body camera contract.

Mayor de Blasio is accusing a company that had been vying for an NYPD body camera contract of trying to «smear» the winning bidder.

The mayor is accusing a company that had been vying for an NYPD body camera contract of trying to «smear» the winning bidder.

Also at 1:30 p.m., community groups announce legal action against the NYPD body cameras program, City Hall, Manhattan.

Not exact matches

«We've dramatically reduced the overuse and abuse of stop - and - frisk, initiated a comprehensive plan to retrain the entire NYPD to reduce the use of excessive force and to work with the community, reduced arrests for minor marijuana possession, and given officers body cameras to improve transparency and accountability,» de Blasio said.

A lawsuit filed by a labor union for the NYPD that seeks to block the release of footage from officers» body - worn cameras without a court order may have far - reaching implications for public access to videos of police incidents, including fatal shootings.

A pilot program for NYPD officers to begin wearing body cameras this month cleared a major hurdle when it was approved last week by the federal monitor overseeing changes to the department's stop - and - frisk program.

It is not clear whether Councilmember Dromm was aware that the NYPD's body camera contract was about to face an initial disapproval by Comptroller Scott Stringer (D - New York City).

For two years, NY1 has been fighting in court to get a glimpse at videos from the NYPD's body camera program.

Not a scrap of footage from NYPD body - worn cameras can come into public view, Appellate Justice Rosalyn Richter ruled Monday, while the court considers a demand from the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association to bury the videos forever, on the ground that releasing it violates a state law keeping cop personnel records secret..

In June 2016, the Policing Project at the NYU School of Law co-sponsored a study with the NYPD to assess sentiments regarding police body cameras, part of an effort to influence department policy as body cameras become worn by an increasing number of patrol officers.

Outfitting all NYPD patrol officers with body - worn cameras, which de Blasio said would help with «bonding police and community together once and for all.»

Full Q&A: Question topics during the on - topic portion of a Q&A session included outstanding warrants on the shooting suspect, whether the mayor's view of the police has changed since he took office and whether he still views himself as a police «watchdog», how the seven steps will be communicated to police officers, a weekend attack on the 7 train, the background & origin of the seven steps, whether assignment rules will change to prevent the pairing of two rookie officers as occurred in the Bed - Stuy shooting, the current condition of the wounded officer, warrant enforcement procedures and current NYPD plans on instituting body - worn cameras.

The NYPD is wrapping up a pilot program that outfitted officers with body cameras, taking the 54 recording devices off city streets in the coming weeks as it prepares to expand to 1,000 cameras this summer.

At 3 p.m., NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill will hold a media availability to make an announcement regarding body cameras, 79th Precinct, 263 Tompkins Ave., Brooklyn.

They point to her championing, in the wake of a Staten Island man's death in NYPD custody, the use of body cameras on police so all interactions with civilians can be recorded.

The mayor has reformed the NYPD use of stop - and - frisk, outlined efforts to retrain officers on using force and unveiled the details of a pilot program for police body cameras.

Police have resisted body cameras in several cities, and sources say most NYPD cops also are reluctant to use them.

Police officials sent a two - page letter to Comptroller Scott Stringer's office saying he had not provided legal reasons to withhold his approval of the NYPD's contract with body camera manufacturer VieVu to prevent them from equipping 1,000 officers with cameras from the company.

The NYPD is asking members of the public and its own officers to weigh in as it crafts its final regulations for the use of body cameras, which will be in circulation this fall.

The NYPD plans to release body camera video of police shooting an emotionally disturbed person in Manhattan.

The NYPD plans to release body - camera footage of the shooting at some point, but the department yet to set a date, Police Commissioner James O'Neill said.

Cornegy publicly opposed to the city's contractor of choice for the NYPD's body camera program, and last year joined with BLAC co-chairman Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres in calling for the New York City Housing Authority to take the names of slaveholders off of its developments.

In the pursuit of fairness, the mayor pledged to expand his universal preschool program to 3 - year - olds, put a body camera on every NYPD cop in the next two years and eliminate the gender - based pay gap (though he didn't specify how he'd achieve that last goal).

STAT OF THE DAY — 5 years: Time by which the NYPD commissioner wants every patrol officer to wear body cameras, via WSJ's Zolan Kanno - Youngs: http://on.wsj.com/2hwKKLN

As the NYPD gears up to outfit its force with body cameras by 2019, Massey supported the idea when asked.

Hartzog touted the city's «targeted, prudent investments» in the new budget, including the expansion of pre-kindergarten for more three - year - olds in the city, efforts to increase the city's affordable housing stock, funding to protect tenants from construction harassment, increased capital funding for the New York City Housing Authority, spending on mental health services and the full rollout of the NYPD's body camera program, among others.

Sixty officers in precincts including the 23rd Precinct in East Harlem, 40th Precinct in the South Bronx, 75th Precinct in East New York, 103rd and 102nd precincts in Jamaica and Richmond Hill, as well as Police Service Area 2 in the the 73rd Precinct, both in Brownsville, will test run the body camera technology on a volunteer basis, according to the NYPD.

The NYPD released its new body - worn camera policy last week.

The NYPD is expanding its pilot program for body cameras, a central part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's police reform effort, by seeking companies to provide another 5,000 devices, according to a recent solicitation published in the City Record.

NY1 is suing the NYPD over access to 190 hours of footage from the body - camera pilot program — because the department wants the news channel to pay $ 36,000 for just...

He recently objected to the city's chosen contractor for the NYPD's body camera program.