Police lights, body cameras, last-minute action! City Council Dems were poised to steamroll through a controversial bill giving the NYPD’s civilian watchdog direct access to body-worn camera footage Thursday in an end-of-year vote. The measure faced strenuous objections from police unions, who decried it as a slap in the face for rank-and-file cops. The bill would...
The hearing exploits a legal wrinkle to effectively put the salary jump on the Council's plate for 2026 -- and potentially make it one of Zohran Mamdani's first decisions as mayor.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani unveiled a brain trust of more than 100 elected officials he said will help enact his sprawling socialist agenda -- but pettily snubbed pols who didn't back his historic run.