The stories gave the candidates ample space in which to explain their positions, without interjecting our analysis. (That was an act of mercy toward readers, given the candidates’
loooong answers. Next time, we’re going to impose a word limit!) But for the final punctuation mark on our series, we decided to summarize the candidates’ answers into key themes and takeaways a one-stop-shopping approach to help voters narrow down their options:
Who really would rein in the cops?
This was a real litmus-test question, given the NYPD’s wholesale flouting of Mayor de Blasio’s authority.
A former cop, Adams did not stake out any bold reforms, saying that “you can’t take the police out of Vision Zero” and calling for “greater precinct-level accountability from integrity control officers.” Can’t take the police out of Vision Zero? Really? Street-safety activists, fed up with cops who don’t even know the rudiments of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and just use it t