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March 28, 2022
entertainers to perform would boost the local economy.
“Up until last week, I thought there was a difference between former Gov. (Andrew) Cuomo and our current governor. I will not vote for any budget that has rollbacks.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams finally relented after all the protests surrounding Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving not being allowed to play during home games.
VAX REQUIREMENT LIFTED IN NYC FOR ATHLETES
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that he would lift the vaccine requirement for athletes in the city, permitting them back onto the court, into the rink or onto the field without getting the jab. Brooklyn Nets point guard
Kyrie Irving had been perhaps the most public face of the unvaxxed sports stars, with fans pressuring Adams to let him play. However, the mandate for the city’s municipal workforce remains in place, much to the chagrin of public sector unions. The city has fired thousands of people since mid-February
– state Sen. Jabari Brisport, via Politico New York
for not getting vaccinated, and many feel snubbed that rich, famous athletes get a pass while they’re out of a job. In the face of the criticism, Adams defended his decision by saying that the city was at an unfair disadvantage as out-of-state athletes did not need to adhere to the same rule and that allowing
BROKEN AGAIN
“This was wild gaslighting.”
Eric Adams may be a new mayor, but he’s leaning on policing models of years past. The Daily News declared last week that “broken windows policing is back,” following Adams responding to a deadly weekend of gun violence – and ongoing public safety concerns – with a new quality-of-life initiative that will deploy cops to identify crime trends and the “conditions that fuel them.”
– New York City Council Member Justin Brannan, on John Miller, the NYPD deputy commissioner of counterterrorism, suggesting that the city did not spy on Muslim New Yorkers after 9/11, via the Daily News
The fallout from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s leaked criminal justice plan has continued. After legislative leaders and many lawmakers reacted negatively to the proposal to roll back bail reforms in some instances, the Hochul administration finally went on the defensive. The governor for the first time confirmed the veracity of the leaked document, though she still initially declined to comment on it. Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin also drew scrutiny for how he handled press questions about bail – dodging reporters after an event where he had no scheduled Q&A. He later took questions, defending the bail proposal and insisting the changes would be minor. Then, both Hochul and Benjamin came out with an op-ed in support of their position on bail. Meanwhile, Hochul got hit from both the left and the right from her primary opponents, with New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams saying bail changes would harm New Yorkers, while Rep. Tom Suozzi argued that the governor didn’t go far enough in her proposed rollbacks.
EREN ABDULLAHOGULLARI/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES; TESS MAYER; JASON JAMAL NAKLEH/WIKIPEDIA; EXTREME PHOTOGRAPHER/GETTY IMAGES
BAIL DEBATE CONTINUES
