NYC Council passes bill requiring cops to log every investigative encounter in face of Mayor Adams’ opposition
12/20/2023
Daily News
How Many Stops Act
NYC Council passes ‘How Many Stops’ policing bill
12/20/2023
Audacy
NYC Lawmakers Dare Mayor Adams to Veto Bills Banning Solitary and Requiring Cops to Record Stops
12/21/2023
Hell Gate
NYPD officers now have to report when they stop someone on the street to ask for ID
12/20/2023
Gothamist
Police are now required to report low-level encounters with citizens after the City Council passed the How Many Stops Act on Wednesday.
The bill garnered 35 votes at the Council’s last meeting of the year. Mayor Eric Adams has 30 days to veto the measure. If he does, the Council can override the veto with a majority vote.
NYPD required to report all low-level stops under bill passed by City Council
12/20/2023
CBS News
NEW YORK -- The New York City Council on Wednesday approved a controversial bill that would mandate NYPD officers file reports on all low-level stops.
Mayor Eric Adams and the police union say it will be bad for public safety.
The How Many Stops Act is sponsored by city Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
"The bill we're actually passing is not controversial at all. It was actually part of the remedial process recommendations when we dealt with the abuses of stop, question and frisk," Williams said.
NYC Council approves NYPD 'How Many Stops Act' and solitary confinement ban
12/20/2023
ABC 7 NY
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City Council overwhelmingly approved two measures on Wednesday that the mayor strongly opposes, including one that would ban most forms of solitary confinement at city jails in most cases.
The other measure would require officers to report all street stops.
Advocates of the bills maintain this is about accountability and addressing racial disparities in the use of solitary confinement and how police conduct their investigations.
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December 20, 2023
Victory: Communities United for Police Reform and How Many Stops Act Coalition Celebrate Passage of Crucial Police Transparency Legislation, Call on Mayor to Sign
Grassroots, civil rights and legal organizations of Communities United for Police Reform and the How Many Stops Act Coalition, lead sponsors Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Council Member Alexa Avilés, Council Member Crystal Hudson, other elected officials, and community members celebrated the City Council's passage of Intros 586 and 538, the two bills of the How Many Stops Act. In a decisive victory over the NYPD’s misinformation campaign to oppose it, Intro. 586 passed with a veto-proof majority, as did Intro. 538.
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December 18, 2023
STATEMENT: Supporters Call for Passage of Critical Police Transparency Legislation
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December 11, 2023
Cruel Budget Cuts to Critical Services and NYPD Budget Exceptionalism Harms New Yorkers
NYC needs transparency in policing. It’s time to pass the ‘How Many Stops Act’
12/07/2023
Amsterdam News
Public safety is a matter of urgent and rising concern among New Yorkers. The impact of the pandemic, rising inequality, a growing mental health crisis, and skyrocketing costs of living have made life for working families difficult here in New York, the largest city in the U.S. It is all the more important, in this context, that our elected officials work to improve the long-strained relationship between the NYPD and the communities it serves. Passing the How Many Stops Act would be an important step forward.