Sentences with phrase «issues of police reform»

Among the speakers at the news conference was the Rev. Al Sharpton, who praised de Blasio for taking the lead on income inequality, even as he cited some disagreements they two have had on the issue of police reform.

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«These candidates have a history of standing up for working people, immigrant rights, good public education, affordable housing, criminal justice, police reform and other issues that are important to our members and their families.

Earlier today, Bratton's opposition to Cuomo's plan was criticized by Russell Simmons, the hip - hop mogul and social activist who is a longtime friend and supporter of Cuomo, and by the Justice League NYC, a coalition group that led some of the protests following the Eric Garner decision, and met with Mayor Bill de Blasio to discuss police reform issues.

The Senate also held hearings on the issue of criminal justice reforms following the death of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man whose death in police custody led to protests in New York and around the country.

While his campaign is motivated by the issue of policing and criminal justice reform, on which he calls de Blasio a moderate, he has expanded to address other issues, like affordable housing and transportation equity.

The congressman is a regular critic of de Blasio on several police reform issues, and has called on the NYPD to fire officers involved in the death of Eric Garner in Tompkinsville nearly two and a half years ago.

Gangi's defining campaign issue is criminal justice reform, and he is highly critical of de Blasio's failure to comprehensively reform NYPD practices, especially so - called broken windows policing, which relies on intensive enforcement of low - level offenses in the effort to prevent major crimes.

Fliedner ran in the 2017 Brooklyn Democratic primary as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America on a platform of criminal justice reform, an end to broken windows policing, and the shutdown of Rikers Island, issues shared more or less by his five competitors.

Since he was elected in 2009, Williams has emerged as one of the city's most prominent left - leaning elected officials on issues such as police reform.

The councilmember from the 8th Council District, which includes part of the south Bronx, will talk with host Gary Axelbank about a range of crime and policing issues, including the notion of decriminalizing low - level crimes, policing reforms, and the request for 1,000 more cops, as well as Bronx developments, including the Harlem River waterfront, Jerome Avenue Study, FreshDirect relocation subsidies, and housing.

«I'm still hearing out the candidates» views on issues including criminal justice reform, police reform, minimum wage, and paid sick and family leave,» said Councilman Donovan Richards of Queens.

The governor's reforms would allow district attorneys like Mr. Donovan to issue a report or letter of fact outlining what occurred in closed grand jury room in cases of police killings, without having to beseech a judge to release that information.

Cuomo himself in recent days has called for a series of criminal justice reforms as well as new police training following a Staten Island grand jury not issuing an indictment against Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

The Sanders campaign in New York City has raised the issues of criminal justice and police reform, concerns that resonate with voters of color who the senator has struggled to gain the support of early on in the campaign.

Although Nixon's recent comments mark her most direct criticism of the mayor on police reform issues to date, she has spoken out against the mayor on other issues.

Mayor Bill de Blasio won a second term in a landslide on Tuesday, bringing four more years of Democratic rule to New York City as Council members hope for more action on key issues such as police reform, affordable housing and education.

«I believe that Rubain is a man with a clear and focused vision to tackle head on the issues impacting residents in the 20th district, such as public safety concerns and NYPD policing reforms; the lack of quality affordable housing; sound and quality education for the youth; and the lack of jobs and unemployment.

The mayor has continued to press for police reform and has spoken out aggressively on issues of economic inequality, often assailing the behavior of Wall Street firms that Mr. Bloomberg vigorously defended.

Inez Barron is known for her advocacy on police brutality issues, and was among the Council members who voted against the Right to Know Act, a package of police reform bills that were revised as part of a compromise with de Blasio, Mark - Viverito and the NYPD.

This was done in s 153 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 which now requires the consent of the DPP to be given before a magistrate can issue an arrest warrant for an extra-territorial crime.

Cuomo's office pointed to other criminal justice reforms he's enacted, including raising the age of criminal responsibility and naming the attorney general as a special prosecutor for police - related deaths, arguing he's long cared about the issue.