Williams accused the mayor of wrongly taking an “us vs. them” approach to the overtime issue, saying Adams has created “a false binary to marginalize and villainize legitimate criticism.”
In testimony delivered to the Council, police department officials contended that some of the measures being sought would create an “insurmountable” level of bureaucracy if implemented particularly when it comes to police-worn, body-camera footage.
The hearing, held by the Council Consumer and Worker Protection Committee, was held to scrutinize the use of facial recognition technology by private businesses in the city at large.
Under the draft bill, which The News obtained Wednesday, co-op boards would be required to provide a written rationale for rejecting a prospective homebuyer’s co-op application, as well as “all of its reasons for withholding consent” within five days of making its decision.
The New York City neighborhoods with the highest number of shootings also suffer from higher than average unemployment rates, a greater incidence of mental distress and excessive housing costs relative to income, according to a new report Public Advocate Jumaane Williams plans to unveil on Thursday.
If Jumaane Williams had picked up a bit more support in his upstart Democratic run for lieutenant governor four years ago, the outspoken Brooklyn activist-turned-politician might be running the state. Now, Williams is again taking on Hochul, this time in this summer’s Democratic primary with the keys to the Executive Mansion on the line.