The "How Many Stops Act" chooses optics over effectiveness
Progressive city council members continue a war of attrition with the NYPD and push new reportingrequirements in the "How Many Stops Act."1
This choice is a disservice to New Yorkers. We must ask our elected officials to do the hard work of partnering with the people they don't readily like or agree with. In this case, that's the NYPD.
Partnership is the path to a government that serves all people. A war of attrition via legislation serves no one.
We elect leaders to do the hard things, not to take the easy path.
Why it matters
The progressive members chose to do what was easy (pass legislation where they hold a majority).
The progressive members further fracture the city council's relationship with a critical city department.
The progressive members chose short-term political optics over the city's long-term health.