City Council grills NYPD on rise of stop and frisk
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NYPD leaders had few answers to questions from the City Council about the rise in police stops in recent years during a tense hearing on Monday.
Read MoreCouncil looks to ban recording of detainee phone calls
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The City Council on Thursday introduced a bill that they say would stop the city’s Department of Correction from recording calls made by detainees inside Rikers Island without first getting a warrant.
Read MoreLegal Aid sues mayor for failing to expand housing voucher program
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The Adams administration was sued on Wednesday by the Legal Aid Society for allegedly failing to enact a recent package of legislation that expands the eligibility of the city’s housing voucher program.
Read MoreCouncil bill would boost pay and training for homeless shelter guards
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“We will not accept these private contractors taking public dollars and paying their workers poverty wages.”
Read MoreHere's where things stand with the city's jails plan
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“A 1500 person jail anywhere in Queens in unacceptable.”
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