[Absentee Ballots]
Williams: “This is far from the first time that the Board of Elections has failed to meet its mandate of facilitating a smooth, stable, secure election.”
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Jumaane D. Williams
Public Advocate Calls on Politicians to Redefine Public Safety, Policing
[Redefining Public Safety & Policing]
Williams: “Simple reforms or discussions around policing is not the answer…While policing has an important role and improving it is imperative, the prevention of violence for example – a primary focus – can only be done through an all-encompassing approach…”
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NYC Public Advocate Announces Campaign to Re-Define Policing, Public Safety
[Re-imagining Policing and Public Safety]
Williams: “Amid a citywide and national dialogue about police reforms, the campaign to re-define public safety goes beyond promoting enhanced transparency and accountability measures in a revised policing model.”
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COVID-19: NYC Public Advocate Calls for Further Delay of School Reopening
[NYC School Reopening]
Williams: “The City must change its thinking away from focusing on a date and instead focus on accommodating the most vulnerable students and families first and building the needed health infrastructure in our school communities.”
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NYC Public Advocate: More Time Needed to Safely Reopen Schools
[NYC Schools Reopening]
Williams: “The Mayor needs to listen to the students, parents, teachers, scientists and school staff, who are imploring him to prioritize safety, not a schedule.”
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NYC Public Advocate: Mayor Failed to Adopt Safe Schools Strategy
[NYC School Reopening Strategy]
Williams: “The city is not prepared to resume in-person learning on the arbitrary date of September 10th, and the prudent course of action is to open remotely while critical infrastructure is put in place.”
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NYC Public Advocate Praises Court Ruling on Police Misconduct Files
[Police Misconduct Files]
Williams: “Unfortunately, for too long, disingenuous actors including the leadership of several law enforcement unions have sought to shield bad actors within the department from scrutiny or consequence.”
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NYC Public Advocate: I Oppose Industry City Rezoning Plan
[Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams]
Williams: “Rezonings must be done with the community needs in mind and in full consultation with that community. I have previously called for a moratorium on all rezonings until a racial impact study has been completed…”
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NYC Public Advocate Outlines New Public Electric Utility Plan
[Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams]
Williams: “When Con Edison can oversee historic blackouts, leave New Yorkers in the dark, and then get a rate hike, it’s long past time for change, for bold ideas that meet the scope of the challenge.”
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NYC Public Advocate: Trump is Undermining 2020 Census
[New York City\2020 Census]
Williams: “The Trump administration has been transparent, blatant, and shameless in its efforts to undermine the 2020 census, particularly by discounting metropolitan areas and disregarding Black, Brown, and immigrant communities.”
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