Cuomo, NYPD union leaders talk
The growing discord between New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city’s Police Department must be resolved, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday, a day after meeting with city police union leaders amid a wider debate about law enforcement conduct and officer safety.
Cuomo dismissed questions about whether he would act as a mediator between City Hall and the New York Police Department. But he did say the conflict needs to be resolved.
“Everybody in New York City knows that this situation is unsustainable,” he said. “It’s not healthy and it’s not productive. … We see on the TV terrorism is alive and well and growing. This city and this state are a possible terrorist target. So this is at least a distraction that we don’t need.”