MANHATTAN. N.Y. (PIX11) -- The New York City Council is expected to vote on Tuesday to override the mayor’s veto of a police transparency bill.
The How Many Stops Act was passed in December by the city council, however, Mayor Eric Adams vetoed the bill in early January. The act requires the NYPD to collect information including race and gender about nearly every interaction it has with the public.
Some city councilmembers say that it will increase police transparency but the mayor argues documenting low-level stops will slow down police. To try to demonstrate his point, he invited councilors on a ride along with the NYPD this weekend. However, many councilmembers refused the invite, to protest Mayor Adams vetoing the bill.
One councilmember expected to support the bill is Yusef Salaam. He was stopped by police Friday night for tinted windows, but he was not given an explanation at the time for the stop. Police said they were professional and followed guidelines.
But some argue that the stop, while it is not what the bill is about because this kind of stop already generates paperwork, shows the overall need for police transparency.
“He was never told why he was pulled over to begin with,” Speaker Adams said. “As a matter of fact, by all estimations, he found out once the NYPD released the video and the report afterward. To me, that really did prove the point.”
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will be hosting a rally to support the legislation on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at City Hall.
It is expected the city council will have enough votes to override the veto.
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