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The 19 - member caucus — which includes many of the mayor's top allies — blasted the city's top cop for saying police reform protests «led» to the shooting deaths of Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos last year.

The NYC Council's Progressive Caucus, which includes many of the mayor's top allies, blasted NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton for saying police reform protests «led» to the shooting deaths of Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos last year.

De Blasio reiterated his support of the broken windows theory on Thursday and dismissed past criticisms of Bratton, saying the police reforms he undertook have continued to work «unabated for 20 years.»

Not exact matches

Bratton said he is «open» to supporting 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 oversight.

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said it would take «upwards of almost a year» for the department to put into action reforms promised as part of a deal with the mayor and City Council speaker that circumvented a package of police reform bills supported by a majority of the Council.

Councilmember Brad Lander said he would vote against Torres» bill because it disregarded the wishes of police reform advocates who helped push for the bill in the first place.

But Communities United for Police Reform said they were both «disappointed and disagree» with Schneiderman's decision.

-- Suffolk First Deputy Police Commissioner John Barry, who Sini said was instrumental in reforming the department's Internal Affairs Bureau.

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.

Cuomo and criminal justice reform advocates said that local district attorneys have a natural conflict of interest when it comes to investigating the police because the two agencies work so closely together to gain convictions.

«We've been thinking about reaching out to her,» said Bob Gangi, a police reform activist who is running a long - shot campaign for mayor.

The sheer suddenness of Commissioner Bratton's resignation — just weeks after the administrative agreement with the Speaker's Office — is the latest confirmation that lawmaking is the only means to police reforms that are built to last,» Torres and Reynoso said.

Several lawmakers said there was at least a glimmer of hope that they could win the commissioner's support for some police reform bills they have pushed, but which he and the mayor have, thus far, resisted.

Cumbo said of the police reform bills, «We did not discuss those particular piecss of legislation in great detail.

He said the police investigation had been a «shock to the system» and was on the whole a «good one» because would result in changes in the way political parties were funded and had led to renewed efforts to finish the reform of the House of Lords.

THE BRONX — A decision by Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to allow the NYPD to implement changes to how police interact with the public — instead of passing legislation to mandate it — is wrong and will be challenged, City Council members and police reform advocates say.

In the statement released by his office, he said, «We're strengthening the NYPD's ranks, devoting new officers to counter-terror work and neighborhood policing, while securing vital fiscal reforms in overtime and civilianization.

Many at the rally said they wanted the police reform acts to move forward, to help protect New Yorkers from potentially abusive encounters with police.

On the podcast, Gangi said that when the mayor was elected in 2013, he was hopeful that policing and criminal justice reform would be achieved, based on de Blasio's campaign rhetoric.

He acknowledged that although many institutions need to be reformed, the NYPD repeatedly states that more officers are needed to fix problems — but this, he said, is insufficient without policing being done in the best way possible.

David Ruffley, previously a Shadow Minister for Police Reform, said Assistant Commissioner John Yates was «not competent» in his role over phone hacking allegations.

«This N.Y.P.D. bill being advanced by Torres is neither the Right to Know Act nor a compromise, but political back - room dealing and a surrender of legislative independence to the N.Y.P.D. and the mayor,» Monifa Bandele, a spokeswoman for Communities United for Police Reform, said in a statement.

Councilwoman Rosie Mendez said good police officers should to start speaking out more against bad police officers, while Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez called for reform to the Justice Department.

The Justice Committee, a police reform organization, said in a statement that Thompson's recommendation «exposes Thompson as a hypocrite and part of a criminal justice system that continues to devalue Black lives.»

Instead, officials said, the bills, known collectively as the Criminal Justice Reform Act, seek to balance the goal of fairer punishment, laid out by Melissa Mark - Viverito, a Democrat who is the Council speaker, with the Police Department's desire to maintain the discretion that officers use in making arrests, for even seemingly trivial offenses, when they deem it necessary.

ALBANY — An Albany County grand jury declined Wednesday to indict three police officers in the April death of an unarmed, mentally ill black man — a decision District Attorney David Soares said should reignite talks of criminal justice reforms.

In lower Manhattan, those in the crowd carried signs saying, «Lift all boats, not just yachts,» and also referenced other issues, like immigration reform and police shootings.

And Mayor de Blasio is so ideological, and is really not focused on the needs of the people of New York City and is changing so many good reforms that were put in place by Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg [on] welfare, with respect to policing policies, and with respect to education,» he said.

A source says BerlinRosen told the police reform group that the firm could no longer advise the mayor and keep them as a client because it was a conflict.

«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 said he appointed the group because lawmakers failed to enact reforms last year and is dismantling it because the Legislature has now passed new laws to toughen bribery prosecutions and to establish a new campaign finance policing office.

But one person with direct knowledge of the county discussions said Mr. Cornegy's late decision on Tuesday to vote against a police reform bill, sponsored by Ritchie Torres of the Bronx and backed by a Bronx councilwoman, Vanessa L. Gibson, hurt him with Bronx county officials.

«The leadership of the N.Y.P.D., from Kelly to Bratton, has been too personality - driven,» said City Councilman Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat who advocates police reform.

«We understand the government's determination to deliver a substantial programme of reforms across the public sector, but we can not afford to get policing wrong, and unless greater clarity emerges in the very near future I fear that we run the risk of compromising the safety of citizens for reasons of expediency,» he will say.

«As we've previously said, if these reforms are not passed by the legislature, the governor will sign an executive order appointing a special prosecutor for police - involved fatalities.»

Twenty - three per cent of users said the system whereby police enter parliament had to be reformed.

An Albany County grand jury declined to indict three police officers in the April death of an unarmed, mentally ill black man — a decision District Attorney David Soares said should reignite talks of criminal justice reforms.

Cuomo at the time said the effort was meant to remove doubts raised by police reform advocates that the prosecution was too close with police officers involved in the deaths.

Some who have not signed on said they are examining the legislation, including Garodnick — who voted for police reform bills in 2013 — and Costa Constantinides, a freshman from Queens who once was a member of the Progressive Caucus.

Claim: The shadow minister for police reform «flipped» his second home from London to his constituency before claiming back thousands for furniture and fittings, including a sofa costing # 1,674, the Daily Telegraph said.

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.

Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, who was killed during a police encounter on Staten Island two years ago after being placed in a chokehold, said the reforms are being blocked by Bratton and politics, adding that her son would be alive today if the NYPD could be trusted to follow rules on its own.

We're about to give you a change of address come next election day,» said Kirsten John Foy, the northeast regional director of the National Action Network and a critic of what he sees as the slow pace of reform at the Police Department.

Anthonine Pierre, a spokeswoman for Communities United for Police Reform and lead organizer at Brooklyn Movement Center said Tuesday the speaker's announcement was «beyond disappointing,» given the state of police brutality and movements to reform policing around the coPolice Reform and lead organizer at Brooklyn Movement Center said Tuesday the speaker's announcement was «beyond disappointing,» given the state of police brutality and movements to reform policing around the coReform and lead organizer at Brooklyn Movement Center said Tuesday the speaker's announcement was «beyond disappointing,» given the state of police brutality and movements to reform policing around the copolice brutality and movements to reform policing around the coreform policing around the country.

Councilman Jumaane Williams, one of the Council's most outspoken proponents of police reform, said members are getting anxious to pass their police reform bills, which have a majority of members signed on as co-sponsors.

It would be nice to hear them say «stay tuned for reform, stay tuned for change, stay tuned for greater transparency and great accountability, stay tuned as we finally begin to police ourselves, stay tuned as we finally hold the executive branch accountable,» Mr. Bharara said.

«Almost this entire city government was elected precisely because of police and reform,» Williams said.

«This is yet another set of critical police reforms that will continue to keep New Yorkers safe while also ensuring better interactions with the communities they serve,» Mark - Viverito said in a statement.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- Rep. Luis Gutierrez and 10 other people demonstrating for immigration reform were arrested Tuesday outside the White House, the U.S. Park Police and a spokesman for the congressman said.

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