Council Member Yusef Salaam offers closing remarks that broaden the discussion to include societal factors such as poverty and their impact on crime. He emphasizes the need for a more comprehensive approach to addressing the root causes of violence.

• Salaam highlights the connection between abject poverty and crime
• Questions the adequacy of current policing tools in addressing underlying societal issues
• Suggests that desperate situations created by poverty lead to criminal behavior
• Implies that current approaches may not fully address the complexity of the problem
• Recognizes the joining of Council Member Vernikov to the session