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Collaboration with City Council on public safety initiatives
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Commissioner Tisch emphasizes the importance of collaboration between the NYPD and City Council on public safety initiatives, highlighting areas of potential cooperation and addressing concerns.
- Call for joint efforts to improve New Yorkers' quality of life, such as addressing illegal ATV use
- Discussion of the criminal group database and its importance to NYPD operations
- Emphasis on working together to enhance safety and quality of life for all New Yorkers
- Commitment to transparency and clear communication, even in areas of disagreement
Jessica Tisch
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Now I would like to turn to the work the NYPD and City Council can do together.
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The perception among the police and the public is that the council has been legislating against us.
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But there is much that we can do in concert.
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I look forward to discussing these many points of intersection with you where our work can collectively benefit our shared public safety interests.
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For instance, we are taking a close look at measures to discuss with you that will dramatically improve New Yorkers' quality of life such as possession of ATVs.
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ATVs cannot be legally operated on New York City roadways.
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But because ATV possession is legal, enforcement of the ATV laws is very challenging.
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The city council should make it a misdemeanor to possess an ATV within the confines of the city.
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As part of this shared work, we must move away from stances that negatively impact public safety in our city.
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We need to have a candid dialogue, not in anger but in honesty, about the effect that various laws have on the department's work and on public safety.
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As you know, the council has before the bill that would ban the department's criminal group database.
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That database is a critical intelligence tool that helps the NYPD save lives.
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If you want to work with us to improve the database, by all means, let's craft a bill together.
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But do not eliminate the database.
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Doing so will hurt the department and will detract meaningfully from public safety.
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Whenever possible, we should be working together to enhance the safety and quality of life of every New Yorker.
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As leaders in city government, that is our job and I am eager to partner with you on any policies and legislation that makes our city stronger.
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Now turning to the mayor's preliminary budget and its impact on the NYPD in the coming fiscal year.