Albanese says he’d veto NYPD inspector general
Sal Albanese, the maverick fighting an uphill battle for the Democratic Party nomination to run for mayor, surprisingly found that he agreed with Michael Bloomberg on a key question involving oversight of the New York Police Department in the wake of the controversial stop and frisk policy.
Albanese, a former Bay Ridge councilman, blasted Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio for their support of the idea of hiring an inspector general with oversight powers over the NYPD.
Noting that Bloomberg has threatened to veto the measure after the City Council passes it, Albanese said that if he were mayor, he would have vetoed it, too.