#AskTheMayor: School Safety; NYCHA Issues; Police Officer Acquittal; and More
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC -- including news that Sgt. Hugh Barry was acquitted in the killing of Bronx woman Deborah Danner; issues surrounding NYCHA funding; plans to close Rikers; and how to protect NYC schools in the wake of the Florida school shooting.
On Sgt. Hugh Barry's acquittal, @NYCMayor says Deborah Danner "should still be alive." Says we have to make sure this doesn't happen again. But he respects the judicial decision.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 16, 2018
"I would always welcome help done on a collegial basis... but unfortunately here we see some real contradictions," Mayor tells @BrianLehrer when asked about idea of @NYGovCuomo declaring state of emergency for NYCHA.
— Grace Rauh (@gracerauh) February 16, 2018
BdB open to emergency declaration if it would help the ppl in public housing, he tells @BrianLehrer, but uncertain about legal details and politics involved. Says he wants to see more communication and action from Cuomo admin.
— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) February 16, 2018
Responding to listener question about police violence, @NYCMayor says last year, a police officer only used gun in an "adversarial situation" 23 times. Says new training is focused on de-escalating tension + that this approach is working.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 16, 2018
Does the @NYCMayor hear this @NYCSpeakerCoJo backing away from the location in the Bronx: "No, not at all."
— Brigid Bergin (@brigidbergin) February 16, 2018
