Several groups rallied outside of City Hall on Thursday and called for reforms to the police, including for the City Council to pass an act that would require officers to identify and explain themselves when they stop people.
Several groups from around the city gathered on the Broadway side of City Hall.
Community groups and elected officials, including City Council members, are slated to attend the rally.
They are talking about reforms to the NYPD, but they specifically want the City Council to pass the Right to Know Act so officers would be mandated to identify and explain themselves when they stop people.
The act would also require officers to receive proof of consent when they search someone.
"We're trying to address the everyday interactions that people have with the police, because we know that these interactions can easily — and they do — escalate into violence, escalate into deaths," activist Yul-San Liem said at the rally.
"Legislation is pivotal to this movement," said activist Shelby Chestnut. "But we need to see adequate training, and officers held accountable when there is misconduct involved with citizens in New York City."
One of the organizers told the crowd that the rally is not about bashing the city police department, but improving community-police relations.