NEW YORK (December 15, 2023) – Today, the Council’s Committees on Technology and Public Safety jointly held an oversight hearing addressing the New York Police Department’s lack of compliance with the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act, as well as the Office of Technology and Innovation’s role in procurement and ensuring adherence to the City’s technology guidelines.
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New York, New York (November 20, 2023) – Today, the Committees on Technology, Public Safety, and Government Operations held a joint oversight hearing to address critical issues of the NYPD’s public transparency, specifically focusing on the NYPD’s recent decision to encrypt radio broadcasts, the press credentialing process, and archiving of government social media posts.
Chairs Jennifer Gutiérrez, Kamillah Hanks, and Sandra Ung and other members posed questions to NYPD’s Chief Ruben Beltran, who leads NYPD’s Information Technology Bureau, regarding the selection criteria for the radio encryption pilot in North Brooklyn, security concerns that prompted the pilot, evaluating its success, and the subsequent impacts on community organizations and the freedom of the press.
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New York, New York (June 30) – Council Member and Vice-Chair of the Progressive Caucus Jennifer Gutiérrez released the following statement on her “No” Vote for the FY24 New York City Budget:
“I want to thank the Speaker for standing strong and not allowing services and institutions that have been a part of our City’s very fabric for over a century to be cut like our libraries, cultural institutions, and CUNY programs.
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