Sentences with phrase «police oversight bills»

In a statement on the decision, former comptroller Bill Thompson steered clear of the council's police oversight bills, promising only to «ensure the court's decision fulfills its objective.»

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.»

A police oversight bill sponsored by City Council Member Jumaane Williams unanimously sailed through the Council's Committee on Oversight and Investigations on Tuesday, and is all but certain to be voted through the full City Council on Thursday.

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Police commissioner Bill Bratton said Thursday he is «open» to supporting Governor Andrew Cuomo's police reform plans, a change from the message he sent to state lawmakers on Wednesday when he said the NYPD has «sufficient levels» of overPolice commissioner Bill Bratton said Thursday he is «open» to supporting Governor Andrew Cuomo's police reform plans, a change from the message he sent to state lawmakers on Wednesday when he said the NYPD has «sufficient levels» of overpolice reform plans, a change from the message he sent to state lawmakers on Wednesday when he said the NYPD has «sufficient levels» of oversight.

Turso also noted that Inspector General Philip K. Eure has over ten years of experience with the U.S. Department of Justice, and over a decade as head of the Office of Police Complaints, an oversight agency in Washington, D.C., and that the OIG - NYPD team is led by Mayor Bill de Blasio's own appointee, Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters.

Bill de Blasio has helped bolster a police oversight board, created a police inspector general, and moved to follow up on a court - ordered police body - camera program.

Maya Wiley, a former top lawyer for Mayor Bill de Blasio, stepped down from her role as chairwoman of New York City's independent police oversight agency on Thursday.

The bill also shifts much of the oversight over SAFE Act provisions from the superintendent of the State Police to the Division of Criminal Justice Services.

On Thursday morning, police commissioner Bill Bratton said the Council should focus on supporting the department, rather than enacting new oversight legislation.

Majority Leader Kara Hahn (D - East Setauket) said the county legislature is working on a more comprehensive bill that would increase legislative oversight of all county departments, including the police.

The mother of Eric Garner, a Staten Island man killed in a police chokehold, says Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill do not need to wait for the U.S. Department of Justice to take action against the officer who killed her son — and blasted them for preventing the city's independent oversight entity from prosecutinpolice chokehold, says Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill do not need to wait for the U.S. Department of Justice to take action against the officer who killed her son — and blasted them for preventing the city's independent oversight entity from prosecutinPolice Commissioner James O'Neill do not need to wait for the U.S. Department of Justice to take action against the officer who killed her son — and blasted them for preventing the city's independent oversight entity from prosecuting him.