NYC mayor vetoes bill expanding reporting of police stops, faces override by City Council
New York City’s mayor has vetoed legislation aimed at providing more transparency about police encounters with civilians, setting up a faceoff with the City Council, which says it has enough votes to override him.
Democratic Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that he rejected the bill, known as the “How Many Stops Act,” which requires officers to publicly report on all investigative stops, including relatively low-level encounters with civilians.
Police are currently only required to fill out reports following “reasonable suspicion” stops, where an officer has the legal authority to search and detain someone.