Aside from having streets renamed, the words “Black Lives Matter,” will be painted on the streets. Four out of the five locations will be determined while one location will be near City Hall.
The 50-A law had a purpose of preventing defense attorneys from introducing disciplinary incidents during cross-examinations of police, firefighters and correctional officers.
Officials are planning to lift it at the same time the city enters the first phase of reopening after nearly three months of shutdowns because of the coronavirus.
The initiative seeks to increase access to COVID-19 testing in low-income communities and communities of color, which have been disproportionately affected by the virus.
“The virus installs itself more in the most vulnerable places, and so it infects the most vulnerable people. This is the problem. The virus does not discriminate. We are the ones who as a society are discriminating.” -Rev. Fabian Arias
The big move was made by The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) so they could deep clean the subways stations to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
Armed with 120 search warrants law enforcement officers arrested over 100 suspected gang members in New York overnight. Those arrested are members of two rival gangs, the Big Money Bosses and 2Fly Ygz. We have obtained the federal press release and list of charges.