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Council Member Ariola discusses crime-related bills and vehicle fleet concerns with Commissioner Tisch
1:55:35
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3 min
Council Member Joann Ariola discusses various bills she has introduced or is working on to address crime-related issues in New York City. She then inquires about plans to enhance the vehicle fleet in local precincts. Commissioner Jessica Tisch responds by thanking Ariola for her efforts and announces the approval to purchase 1,000 new vehicles for the NYPD.
- Ariola mentions bills related to prohibiting ski masks in public spaces, banning ATVs from streets, registering e-bikes, offering sign-on bonuses for officers, and increasing fines for public urination and drug abuse.
- Tisch reveals that the Office of Management and Budget has approved the purchase of 1,000 new vehicles for the NYPD, to be delivered over the next six months.
- Ariola concludes by praising Tisch's leadership and the positive effects of recent policy changes on crime statistics and within the NYPD.
Joann Ariola
1:55:35
Thank you chairs and thank you commissioner and your entire team for coming out today.
1:55:39
I wanna just touch on a couple of points that you made that were causing an increase in crime in certain areas and in where you asked for collaborative help from this council.
1:55:50
With respect to criminals who are wearing masks and committing crimes, I've introduced intro 10:15, which would amend the administrative code of the city Of New York to prohibiting ski masks to be worn in public spaces and other sensitive areas with the exclusion, but not limited to health and religious reasons.
1:56:14
I also have a bill that is pending to make ATVs banned from our streets.
1:56:20
ATVs are off street vehicles.
1:56:22
We do not have off road areas in the five boroughs where they could be utilized.
1:56:27
We spoke about e bikes.
1:56:29
Many of the members are are concerned.
1:56:32
I'm happy to be a part of and cosponsor on on council member Holden's e bike registration bill.
1:56:39
Our purview at with the city council, we can only ask DOT to register the the e bikes, but I'm also very supportive of assembly member Raj Kumar's bill to have the the DMV register license and e bikes.
1:56:56
So this way they can be given a lesser summons when stopped and not and and would be reduced from a criminal summons.
1:57:03
Additionally, we talked about staffing.
1:57:06
So I have a bill that's that's being worked on right now.
1:57:09
It's pending to do a $10,000 sign on and stay on bonus for our officers.
1:57:15
We have to incentivize them to come to us and we have to incentivize us because they've been so disincentivized to come to become police officers.
1:57:24
And finally, the crimes of urination and public drug drug abuse have a a bill that's pending, being written, that would make them more punishable.
1:57:37
The fines would be more punishable.
1:57:39
So that is the way I wanted you to know that that we are working in collaboration with you, especially my colleagues and myself and many of those bills I have bipartisan support.
1:57:50
But my question is, our precincts right now are severely lacking vehicles in their fleet.
1:57:57
So I just wondered if there was a plan that you have that you wanna set forth that would enhance the fleet in our local precincts.
Jessica Tisch
1:58:06
So first, council member, thank you so much for your efforts and your partnership on those and so many other issues of concern to New Yorkers.
1:58:17
As for the vehicles, it is a piece of feedback that we are getting from our cops all the time basically citywide that their vehicles are beaten up and in fact many of them are either at end of life or past end of life which is why I'm thrilled to report that the Office of Management and Budget has greenlighted our purchase of a thousand new vehicles.
1:58:44
We are placing or have placed many of the orders already and we expect those vehicles to trickle in over the next six months and that will definitely be very well received at commands across the five boroughs.
Joann Ariola
1:59:01
Thank you so much.
1:59:02
That that's incredible news.
1:59:03
And I just wanna close with thanking you for your collaborative approach, changes that you've made in policies, in staffing, the compliance stat, the fact that your your quality life division is really making a difference, and it has already had a positive effect on crime, you know, statistics and also within the NYPD.
1:59:24
And really, you are a steady hand of in leadership for the NYPD.
1:59:28
Thank Thank you for what you're doing.
Justin Brannan
1:59:31
Okay.