Sentences with phrase «on police reform»

He is also running on police reform, economic justice, climate justice, and an end to high stakes testing in schools.

The goal is to help the department focus on police reform without depleting community resources.

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.

Mr. Rangel praised the younger lawmaker for his work on police reform, but questioned whether Mr. Jeffries could be a viable candidate for mayor as early as 2017.

Councilman Ritchie Torres — who has openly critiqued the mayor on police reform, school desegregation and other issues — and Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, a close de Blasio ally, joined the mayor at New Tabernacle Baptist Church to announce they and five colleagues wanted to see de Blasio serve four more years.

She is expected to make clear the government will not offer another U-turn on police reform.

He would not comment on his colleagues» absence from the rally but said it was a «sad day» for an administration and a Council that had run on police reform platforms.

Gurmaj Dhillon is a former Treasury official who recently served as an adviser to the Conservatives on police reform and youth justice policy.

Williams, who has frequently criticized de Blasio on police reform issues, has had conversations with the mayor and described them as «private» when asked whether they discussed the race.

Supporters of the legislation questioned the timing of the announcement as the focus on police reform around the country centers on reining in police misconduct.

Neither de Blasio nor Mark - Viverito discussed their respective agendas at the cordial dinner, but some de Blasio proposals that were tabled over the first two years — from banning horse carriages to regulating ride - hail apps — appear to be festering, while the Council seems primed to push its own priorities on police reform, regardless of the mayor's opposition.

As Mayor Bill de Blasio paints a picture of a city that has turned a corner in the area of policing, some elected officials and activists expect his second term would bring more «continuity» of what they think has been insufficient progress on police reform, while others are more upbeat.

He has also caught flak for not moving as swiftly on police reform and his continued embracing of broken windows policing, a method that activists and some elected officials say disproportionately targets communities of color.

To get traction in vote - rich, predominantly black neighborhoods in central Brooklyn and southeast Queens, Stringer would need to harness dissatisfaction with de Blasio's record on police reform and housing.

Public defenders from all over the city are trying to push Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to move forward on police reform bills, the Right to Know Act.

In February, his relations with the NYPD still raw after the shooting deaths of two cops in Brooklyn, de Blasio barely touched on police reform during his State of the City speech.

The seventh candidate, Brooklyn's Jumaane Williams, who established progressive credibility over the past two years with his leadership on the police reform question, is the hardest candidate to peg.