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New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said Thursday he will not run to replace Bill de Blasio as mayor in 2021, revealing an ongoing battle with depression as part of a candid and transparent statement on his campaign. Johnson, a Democrat first elected to City Council as a representative for the 3rd District in 2013 who has held the… politics Sep 9, 2020
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Police officers who have been fired or were at risk of being fired in other jurisdictions would be prevented from being hired in New York state under legislation backed by lawmakers in Albany and in New York City.
The measure is backed by Sen. Brian Benjamin, a Democrat from Manhattan who is also running for New York City comptroller. His rival for the Democratic nomination, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, backed similar legislation on the city level on Saturday in a joint statement with Benjamin.
Support for the legislation comes amid a national reckoning over policing in the United States following the killing of George Floyd last year. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted last week in Floyd s murder.
Legislation aims to ban of out-of-state fired cops from working in New York
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A view of the Senate Chamber at the New York State Capitol in Albany in March.Hans Pennink | AP Photo
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By Edward McKinley | Times Union, Albany
Albany, N.Y. Under new legislation introduced in the state Senate, police officers from other states who resigned or were fired due to misconduct allegations would be barred from working in law enforcement in New York an expansion of the existing law which bans New York police officers from taking other jobs in the state if fired for misconduct.