Protesters have camped outside New York's city hall this past week demanding that money be shifted from America's largest police force to social services to help fight racial injustice.

Parents expect their students to be safe while attending a public school. NYC-DSA is a local branch of the National Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). New York Police officers.

Help us by signing our petition so that we can call for the much needed accountability of Nypd. NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- A Brooklyn, NY man was arrested for spray painting a statue on a building across from NYC City Hall, apparently sparking hours of pushing between police and protesters Tuesday morning that resulted in at least two other arrests. Our pain, our cries, and our need to be seen and heard resonate throughout this entire country.

The NYC-DSA Racial Justice Working Group is leading the efforts to defund the NYPD and refund the people. But with a balanced budget legally required to be approved by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, and no sign of the federal bailout he has requested from Washington or borrowing authority he wants from Albany, the mayor came around on both fronts — just in time to end up in the familiar position of taking fire from both the left and right. Raw Video: NYPD officers push back Defund Police protesters outside NYC City Hall. Sally Goldenberg and Joe Anuta contributed reporting. The annual budget for New York has been slashed from $93 billion last year to $88 billion due to the COVID-19 outbreak that has crippled the Big Apple's economy. It faces criticism for using force against largely peaceful protesters who demonstrated against the death of Floyd on May 25. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-defund-the-police-critics We demand divestment in the police force 3. De Blasio hit back, saying black people "built 5th Ave and so much of this nation. Activists outside city hall said they did not believe the cuts were genuine.

new york. We demand acknowledgement and accountability for our pain and injustice 2. They point out that roughly $400 million of the cuts come from shifting responsiblity for protecting public schools from the police to the education department. Black residents in Harlem say no as white liberals push for it in video (FOX News). City Council Member Joe Borelli, one of just three Republicans on the Council, said the mayor and fellow lawmakers “caved to the mob. President Donald Trump lashed out at the cuts and the city's plan to paint a Black Lives Matter sign outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. He specifically opposed moving school safety agents out of the NYPD. The defund movement calls it a ‘betrayal.’ Police reformers said the city's plan is little more than a budget trick. He staunchly defended the police department’s aggressive enforcement of the rule, which videos showed included shoving protesters and striking them with batons. Now, more than ever, we call for sustainable transformations in our community that reflect the value of contributions and our lives. I will not stop until our local government hears about this. Police do not keep us safe. 2020 election results: Count drags on as Biden nears victory, Pennsylvania vote counters' toil to extend into next week, Georgia 2020 live presidential election results, COVID Updates: As cases rise in US, new restrictions put in place, Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G. We demand acknowledgment and accountability for the devaluation and dehumanization of Black life at the hands of the police. New York City lawmakers have approved a disputed annual budget that purports to slash $1 billion from the NYPD as calls by anti-racism protesters to defund law enforcement sweep the United States. Dave Evans reports Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Council have come up with a tentative plan for the future of policing while redistributing $1 billion from the NYPD budget to other community-based programs and resources. NewsCopter 7 was over the ongoing protest at NYC City Hall after a brief clash with police just before 6 a.m. Tuesday.

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I call for @nygovcuomo & @officialnycdoe to defund the NYPD and take them off school premises IMMEDIATELY. "I feel like this City Council is making a mockery of our demands.

New York City is a city that gets stuff done, and we do not need law enforcement to have this much control. The mayor and the Council also agreed to cancel a July class of roughly 1,100 police recruits. Copyright © 2020 WABC-TV.

#DefundPolice Shootings and murders have surged in recent weeks, and the budget cuts are just the latest move the city has made away from a more aggressive style of policing. We call for radical, sustainable solutions that affirm the prosperity of Black lives. The situation remained tense outside NYC City Hall after protesters clashed with NYPD officers just before 6 a.m.

DSA is working collaboratively with community members, labor unions, and grassroots organizations building the mass, multi-racial democratic abolitionist movement we need right now. Dekaila Wilson started this petition to Mayor of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and We have watched, marched, fought for policies, etc. That the city’s Democratic establishment quickly coalesced around such a proposal is testament to how much the mass protests against police brutality have changed the political dynamic in the city and across the country. “The deal as described does nothing close, preserving police resources and power — with not a single layoff among NYPD’s uniformed cops," the group said.

"Maybe our GREAT Police, who have been neutralized and scorned by a mayor who hates & disrespects them, won't let this symbol of hate be affixed to New York's greatest street," he tweeted.

The City Council — where five years ago many of the same progressive lawmakers pushed through an increase of 1,300 NYPD officers — embraced a $1 billion cut, though a number of Black and Latino legislators were reluctant to sign off on the “defund the police” mantra. That money would then be redistributed into other pillars of NYC public service such as health, homeless and shelter initiatives, and youth & community development.

As de Blasio scrambled to find his footing, the debate shifted to the city budget.

Some council members argue the budget does not cut $1 billion from the NYPD and accuse the government of just moving money around.

“Mayor de Blasio’s message to New Yorkers today was clear: you will have fewer cops on your streets. Proponents of a more traditional law and order approach, meanwhile, said the change would be disastrous for a city already reeling from the pandemic and an exodus of wealthier residents who fled as a result.

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Black lawmakers representing some of New York City's most crime-ridden neighborhoods have slammed efforts to defund the police, comparing the calls to 'colonization'. The tension came on the day New York City … Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. The deal is still tentative and must be approved by the full Council. De Blasio and the City Council are now caught between the growing electoral power of progressive groups, the demands of protesters on the streets, Black and Hispanic legislators urging a more cautious approach, and virulent opposition from police unions. yet still for centuries our people have been misrepresented and mistreated by the same laws set to “protect & serve” the many.