Sentences with phrase «on police reform issues»

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.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

«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.

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.

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.

The group hosted a town hall in Sunset Park on Friday night in which activists and residents grilled Public Advocate Letitia James and acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on their positions on broken windows, affordable housing, public housing and other police reform - oriented issues.

«The police reform issue, people want to see movement on that.»

Torres endorsed de Blasio in December but has frequently critiqued him on issues such as police reform and school desegregation.

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.

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.

Cuomo has never believed that reform issues move the dial for voters, and he has opted for half - loaf measures that he could sell as victories on policing the government (JCOPE, the independent body, has watched major scandals from the sidelines), legislative redistricting and campaign finance reform.

«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.

Although tackling Islamist extremism has never been particularly high on her agenda — she regards police reform and cleaning up the immigration system as her legacy issues — she has nonetheless performed the role allotted to her like a trouper.

He also said she would raise the minimum wage across the nation, reduce students» college debt and take on issues particular to cities — affordable housing, mass transit, repairing roads and bridges, policing reform and immigration reform.

Council Member Torres is a leading voice on issues related to affordable and public housing, police reform, school integration and youth civic engagement.

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.

While they disagree with M4BL's education views, they agree with them on other issues such as policing and criminal justice reform.