Sentences with phrase «frisk program»

«Court blocks ruling on NY police stop - frisk policy»: The Associated Press has a report that begins, «A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a judge's order requiring changes to the New York Police Department's stop - and - frisk program and removed the judge from the case.»

When Bill de Blasio won the Democratic nomination for mayor, the first question many asked was whether Mr. de Blasio's intention to heavily regulate the police department's stop - and - frisk program would put the city's years of low - crime calm at risk.

When news broke today that Gov. Andrew Cuomo wanted the Legislature to lower the penalty for possessing 25 grams or less of marijuana from a misdemeanor to a violation, the perception was that he was taking a shot at Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the city's stop - and - frisk program.

The New York Police Department's stop - and - frisk program has been the target of massive criticism because it is said to disproportionately target and result in the convictions of black and Latino youth.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The New York Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday called a reported plan for a federal monitor on the NYPD to address the stop - and - frisk program a great step forward.

As CBS 2's Marcia Kramer reported, experts also have speculated that de Blasio's stance against the city's controversial stop - and - frisk program may be the reason for his jump in the polls.

His comments — which outraged local leaders — came as the parents of a 3 - year - old Brooklyn boy shot by thugs in a playground said they support the top cop's controversial stop - and - frisk program.

Please, she even wants to keep NYPD commissioner Kelly who is the architect of this city's racist Stop and Frisk program.

Thompson said while he does not support the City Council measures, he said there has been «misuse and abuse» of the controversial stop - and - frisk program.

(Thousands of people held a silent march to protest the NYPD's stop - and - frisk program.

This leaves two major items unfinished — a bill restricting the release of teacher evaluations and changes to marijuana laws to prevent some arrests under New York City's «stop - and - frisk program» — and should ensure the orderly close to the legislative session, scheduled to end Thursday, that many predict.

One recipient of PBA campaign money, CM Gibson joined about a half a dozen of her City Council colleagues in ripping police unions in 2014 for appealing a federal judge's ruling that the controversial stop - and - frisk program was unconstitutional.

CITY HALL — The City Council doesn't have the power to reign in the NYPD's controversial stop - and - frisk program, the Bloomberg administration argued Wednesday during a heated hearing that had members at each other's throats.

Page partially attributed the decrease to ending the controversial stop - and - frisk program.

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.

Not exact matches

In the case of the «stop and frisk» program, for example, Trump said that it was not unconstitutional and that crime rose after it was stopped.

Unlike Lauer, the moderator on Monday night stepped in on several occasions to challenge Trump, including his comments about the «stop and frisk» program and his repeated protests that he was not in favor of the Iraq War.

He is the only one who will raise taxes on the wealthy to fund universal pre-k and after - school programs that keep our kids safe; the only one who supports the full package of reforms to end a stop - and - frisk era defined by racial profiling; and he has the boldest plan to build or preserve nearly 200,000 units of affordable housing.

«I'm grateful to the mayor for bringing down the stop - frisk number,» Page said, adding that the program disproportionately targeted minorities and pulled them into the criminal justice system.

De Blasio gained ground on his opponents in recent weeks with a liberal platform that included a promise to radically reform stop - and - frisk and hike taxes on the wealthy to pay for free pre-K and after - school programs for city students.

Nevertheless, the ad is clearly geared at illustrating de Blasio's racially diverse family — his wife is black, his children biracial — and ties it together with his concerns on stop and frisk as well as after school programs.

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.

At the center of the race were disagreements over taxes and the city's controversial «stop - and - frisk» program backed by incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Lancman and Meng have said they are against stop - and - frisk, while Mittman is a supporter of the controversial NYPD program.

The main themes of de Blasio's winning race, of course, were the overuse of stop - and - frisk, the need for an expanded pre-kindergarten program, and lack of affordable housing.

I am going to run on a message that we created affordable housing, that we improved test scores in our schools, created pre-K and after school programs on an unprecedented level, reduced crime, reduced stop and frisk, created municipal IDs — now close to half a million people have them.»

«I'm going to run on a message that we created affordable housing, that we improved test scores in our schools, created pre-K and after school programs on an unprecedented level, reduced crime, reduced stop - and - frisk, created municipal ID's now close to a half a million people have them,» Mr. de Blasio said.

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.

Topics in the Q&A included the source of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget, when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a tax break included in the state budget that provides millions of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.

On Monday, a judge ruled that stop and frisk did violate the rights of the plaintiffs in the case, and ordered a federal independent monitor to oversee changes to the program.

With the laws approved through the override, the NYPD will get a watchdog with subpoena power to examine the NYPD's «operations, policies, programs and practices,» not just stop - and - frisk, like the court monitor.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has embarked on an expedition to review the Police Department's program of stopping, questioning and sometimes frisking people who seem criminally inclined.

That's why the «stop and frisk» program carried out by New York City police is counterproductive.

An end to the «School - to - Prison Pipeline» and the promotion of alternatives such as restorative justice programs, wrap - around services including an adequate guidance and social work staff; an end to racial profiling and Stop and Frisk; and a return to community schools as centers that provide medical care, skills training, and tutoring, with social workers and counselors for students» families and the community.