Just blocks from where NYPD drove over protestors. Two state lawmakers with truth: The $300 million to settle NYPD lawsuits over the last 5 years could instead fund non-police violence interruption programs & summer youth employment in every NYC neighborhood for the next 5 years.
The $327 million per year that NYC residents pay for police in schools with no impact on public safety, could instead fund full four-year scholarships for over 4000 students to attend NY state colleges.
The $635 million NYC residents pay in just overtime for NYPD officers could instead house every single one of the 14,000 homeless families now living in NYC. And then pay a year’s worth of rent for 7,000 families out of work and at risk of eviction because of the pandemic.
Senator Julia Salazar & Assemblywoman Yuh-alone Niou are standing in front the NYPD. Across from a billboard: “Hey NYPD. It’s us. NYC residents. The ones who pay your salary. “We paid $300 million to settle your lawsuits. You paid nothing. We need to talk.”
The billboard directs people to Need-To-Talk.com, a simple, yet powerful site that asks people to imagine a better way to prevent violence, support our youth, and remedy homelessness.
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