Sentences with phrase «frisk police»

Wading into the debate over stop - and - frisk police tactics, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to ask legislators on Monday for a change in New York State law that would drastically reduce the number of people who could be arrested for marijuana possession as a result of police stops.

Governor Cuomo says New York City's stop and frisk police procedure has unfairly led to the arrest of thousands of mainly young black and Hispanic men who were caught with possession of small amounts of marijuana.

He said he looked Trump «in the eye» during their meeting at Trump Tower this week and told him that the city has become safer since drastically reducing the use of stop - and - frisk policing, a tactic the Republican president - elect has praised.

Lhota, a Republican and the former head of the city transit authority, favors the controversial stop - and - frisk policing tactics of outgoing independent Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

«This is a breakthrough moment, because it underscores the City of New York's commitment to stop a pattern of racial profiling that has been clothed in stop - and - frisk policing.

And like the mayor, he said that he will fight against Trump's pledge to institute more aggressive stop - and - frisk policing throughout the country as a federal policy.

He defended his record, which he said includes the universal prekindergarten initiative, his affordable housing plan, the city's work to support and protect immigrants and reducing the use of the stop and frisk policing method «93 percent while driving down crime.»

She supports the use of stop - and - frisk policing, insisting that the NYPD should have discretion in deciding when to employ the tactic.

The mayor often touts his neighborhood policing initiative, a 93 percent drop in the use of stop - and - frisk policing and a decrease in marijuana possession arrests even as critics claim an increase.

De Blasio says New York City is the safest big city in the United States and pointed to overall crime being down, a 93 percent drop in the use of stop and frisk policing, his neighborhood policing initiative and argues that marijuana possession arrests have gone down even as critics note an increase.

Brooklyn Councilman Robert Cornegy told Observer that universal pre-K, a drop in the use of stop - and - frisk policing and First Lady Chirlane McCray's focus on mental health issues have had a «real positive impact» on communities of color.

At the lectern, Mr. de Blasio told the church's black congregation about the launch of his universal pre-kindergarten plan and signing of a new executive order mandating higher wages at city - subsidized companies — peppering his speech with religious references, criticisms of the stop - and - frisk policing policy and expressions of sympathy for President Barack Obama and his struggles with the Republican - dominated Congress.

And he pointed to the neighborhood policing initiative that pairs police officers with community residents and the decreased use of the stop - and - frisk policing method — steps he said show the city «got safer by being fairer.»

In a seeming disconnect during his courting of black voters, Trump called for the broad use of the contentious stop - and - frisk policing strategy in America's cities, embracing an aggressive tactic whose legality has been challenged and whose enforcement has been abandoned in New York.

But he touted accomplishments in his first term such as universal prekindergarten, his affordable housing plan — which he recently announced is ahead of schedule — increased high school graduation rates, overall crime being down and a drop in the use of the stop and frisk policing method are rooted in maintaining the city's nature.

Bratton echoed the new administration's call for keeping crime at its historically low levels while repairing damage done in minority neighborhoods by the heavy use of stop - and - frisk policing.

Bratton expanded the use of the controversial stop - and - frisk policing tactic during his 2002 to 2009 tenure as head of the Los Angeles Police Department.

A federal judge ruled last year that the city's stop - and - frisk policing policy discriminated against both groups.

De Blasio touted his universal prekindergarten initiative, two rent freezes, a $ 93 million program to ensure legal counsel to any tenant facing eviction, 300,000 New Yorkers lifted out of poverty, a drop in the use of the stop and frisk policing method and an overall decline in crime in the city.

Sharpton drew parallells between the NYPD's marijuana enforcement policy and the stop - and - frisk policing method.

He described the administrative approach as part of the overall police reforms the city has put in place, including reduced use of stop and frisk policing, neighborhood policing and the retraining of the police force on de-escalation tactics.

De Blasio in turn has slammed Quinn on the stop - and - frisk policing policy, saying she would keep stop - and - frisk proponent and defender Ray Kelly as police commissioner.

Trump also proclaimed that he will bring about more vigorous stop - and - frisk policing as a national policy, a ban on Middle Eastern immigration to the United States and the creation of a Muslim registry.

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Or a criminal justice system that frisks 85 % of blacks and Latinos stopped by police, but only 8 % of whites.

After glossing over «stop and frisk,» he declares, «Undoubtedly there are other changes in police tactics that can reduce the likelihood of police violence.»

We need to understand the legacy of lynching more honestly and carefully, we need to even revisit segregation and the legacy that it's created if we're going to make progress I think there is a continuing presumption of dangerousness and guilt that gets assigned to people of color, I think it would break Dr. King's heart to know that black youth in New York are getting stopped and frisked, that this police violence that has been such a problem for over a century continues, that we haven't made the commitment to overcoming bigotry and race discrimination in the way we need to.

US Senate candidate Wendy Long today announced her support for the Bloomberg administration's «Stop & Frisk» policy while denouncing the judicial overreach and political interference in police work that threaten to put more New Yorkers in danger.

Judge Garaufis has repeatedly shown his bias towards the City's reasonable arguments on hiring in the Fire Department, and Judge Scheindlin, in certifying as a class everyone who has been stopped and frisked by the New York City Police Department, has twisted class action law in order to serve her own political goals.

AG Eric Schneiderman is keeping a 2010 campaign promise and reviewing NYPD stop - and - frisk data and weighing whether to issue a formal report, setting up a potential battle with Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg.

Yesterday, for example, during the City Council's vote to overturn Mayor Bloomberg's veto of the stop - and - frisk and police oversight bills, it was startling to hear Barron, following his customary sit - in during the Pledge of Allegiance, stand up and pay tribute to Viola Plummer, his former chief of staff: «There wouldn't be no today if it weren't for Viola Plummer, the December 12th Movement, Rev. Herbert Daughtry, who put it on the line, to make this day history.»

De Blasio's campaign spokesman said in a statement: «Mayor de Blasio ended the overuse of stop - and - frisk and brought crime to record lows while improving relations between police and the communities they serve.

More than two years after the New York City Police Department implemented new procedures for stop - and - frisk encounters, officers continue to undercount street stops, a court - appointed monitor said in a new report.

This usually crops up when young people of color are asked to empty their pockets by police (yes, even now that the NYPD has reduced the frequency of stop - and - frisks); in 2010, the state arrested more than 100,000 people for marijuana possession, leaving more reactionary destinations like Texas in the dust.

New York City voters still approve of the job Mayor Michael Bloomberg is doing but are almost evenly divided when it comes to the «stop and frisk» policing policy he endorses.

Zellnor provided over 600 hours of pro bono service to immigrants seeking asylum, victims of police brutality and illegal stop - and - frisks, special education students not receiving services from the Department of Education, and victims of domestic violence.

Trump, who has called for an increased use of stop - and - frisk across the country, was a frequent defender of Kelly against critics of his policing practices.

And while he praised Bloomberg's efforts to improve public health, snuff out smoking, and pass immigration reform, he vowed to improve the way the city deals with small businesses, bolster affordable housing, and reform the controversial stop - and - frisk policy to improve community relations with police.

We asked Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout why she was attending the march and her answer touched on stop & frisk, broken windows policing and Andrew Cuomo's decision to go fishing.

He also blamed the campaign season for heightening criticism of other police tactics, like stop - and frisk, which has come under increased attack in recent weeks.

The hashtag became, as one user called it, a «smashtag» as it was hijacked by people tweeting pictures of officers engaged in alleged police brutality, or, in one example, apparently frisking a dog.

And on Facebook, Mr. McFarlan — a vocal opponent of stop - and - frisk — referred to police officers as «pigs.»

De Blasio said in May that the NYPD is doing an «outstanding» job as it is and that because officers are spending less time on unnecessary stop and frisks and low - level marijuana arrests, they are freed up to do more of the community policing Council members are seeking the additonal headcount to perform.

Bratton continued to oversee the drop in stop and frisks that started during the Bloomberg administration and also agreed to other changes such as reducing marijuana arrests and giving police the discretion to arrest people for other minor offenses such as public drinking and public urination.

The effort to regulate those encounters grew out of outcry over the Police Department's aggressive use of stop - question - and - frisk encounters during the Bloomberg administration.

Zimroth was tapped to monitor the department Monday by Manhattan Federal Court Judge Shira Scheindlin in a scathing ruling that found that police officers routinely violated New Yorkers» rights during stop - and - frisks.

Ms. Colvin, set to begin work in two weeks, has received a number of recognitions for her reporting, including for a recent in - depth look at the city police department's controversial stop - and - frisk tactic.

«It's really important for people to know: they can threaten to take away money but they can not tell us how to police our streets and we are not going back to a broken policy of stop - and - frisk,» de Blasio told Hot 97 this morning.

Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged that President - Elect Donald Trump's proposal to implement the use of stop - and - frisk nationwide are not going to fly with him — noting the federal government can threaten deny New York City money, but can't force it to change its policing methods.

Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries is a solid legislator and the chief sponsor of a law that requires the New York Police Department to discard data about anyone who has been stopped and frisked but not charged with a crime.

Democrat Bill de Blasio, the city's public advocate, promised to more closely monitor the controversial stop - and - frisk practice of New York City police, which he equated with racial profiling.