A man was fatally shot inside a Harlem smoke shop Sunday after the gunman blasted the victim in the head, according to harrowing footage of the cold-blooded killing.
The 36-year-old victim was found bleeding from bullet wounds inside the smoke shop at 304 Lenox Ave. around 8 p.m., police said. The shooting is the latest rash of violence tied to the budding industry in the Big Apple.
The unnamed victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head and back, according to law enforcement sources.
He was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Harlem where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
The suspect and the 36-year-old were involved in a dispute moments before the shooting, cops said.
Video of the encounter, obtained by The Post, shows the gunman and victim talking for several seconds as several other men stand around. The victim appears to start leaving, but as he’s walking out, the suspect pulled a gun out of his pocket and fired — striking the victim in the head, according to the footage.
The shooter was seen casually pulling out his gun and shooting the man in the head. The gunman was seen shooting the man in the head as he appeared to be exiting the smoke shop.
The victim fell to the ground, but was still moving and appeared to try to get himself up before the shooter callously fired another round into the man’s back, the video shows.
The suspect is seen casually leaving the store following the violent attack. Officers said he fled on foot wearing dark-colored clothing.
No arrests have been made.
The shooter was seen casually leaving the smoke shop after killing the man.G.N.Miller/NYPost
The Harlem store wasn’t the only smoke shop where employees needed to call police Sunday.
A smoke shop in Brooklyn was robbed by a masked suspect who displayed an unknown object and swiped cash, authorities said.
The robber was wearing all black including a mask, the NYPD said. No injuries were reported.
Robberies at NYC’s stoner-friendly storefronts continue to climb, a top cop said at a March 20 City Council public safety hearing.
The gunman has not yet been identified and no arrests have been made.G.N.Miller/NYPost Law enforcement personnel inside the smoke shop investigating the shooting. G.N.Miller/NYPost
Robberies targeting storefronts that sell pot paraphernalia – and in many cases unregulated cannabis – have increased 10% this year compared to 2022, Police Chief of Patrol John Chell said.
Days before the council hearing, a worker was shot and killed during a botched smoke shop robbery in Queens.
Texas pols cried foul after Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont dunked on the city of Houston — calling it “butt-ugly” in a battle of cross-country trash talk that led him appearing to walk back his dis.
Lamont, who was visiting the city for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, delivered the jab on a radio show earlier this week following the University of Connecticut’s championship win on Monday.
“After winning the semifinals, you walk around downtown Houston, which is butt-ugly,” Lamont said on WPLR-FM’s “Chaz and AJ Show.” “Not much there.”
The zinger left Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner looking to tee up Lamont with a technical foul.
“Houston is not butt-ugly. Houston is a clean city. The downtown area is clean” he told local station KHOU in an interview posted to his Twitter page.
“He’s just factually wrong,” Turner said as he noted the city fed, housed and hosted him and the victorious UConn basketball team.
“And you’re going to go back and talk about ‘butt-ugly?’ Which end was he looking from?” Turner added.
Both Lamont and Turner are Democrats.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont called Houston’s downtown “butt-ugly” this week. AP Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner did not appreciate Lamont’s dunk. Getty Images
Turner also delivered a scathing rebuke in a series of tweets from his account.
In one tweet, he said Lamont’s statement is “indicative of a loser” and in another tweet he questioned “when is the last time Connecticut hosted a NCAA #FinalFour?”
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo also weighed in.
“Hi @NedLamont, I’m sure we got some wires crossed about how incredible Houston is” she tweeted as she offered to take him around the city. “Consider this a standing invite!”
Lamont appeared to backtrack when asked about the verbal barbs during an unrelated press conference Thursday, calling the people in the city gracious and welcoming.
The Final Four basketball in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament National Championship game at NRG Stadium.NCAA Photos via Getty Images
“[Turner] said: ‘Maybe the governor’s looking at the wrong end of a beautiful horse,’” Lamont said. “I guess I resemble that comment. I want to say more importantly that nothing compares to the beauty of that amazing basketball championship on Monday night.”
He also stressed he was joking when he made the “butt-ugly” quip.
Turner tweeted Thursday evening that he and Lamont spoke over the phone and Lamont apologized for his comments.
“I accepted his apology and again congratulated his @UConnMBB team on their victory,” Turner said.
A stepfather charged with strangling his 15-year-old stepson to death was freed by a Bronx judge on Wednesday — despite a request by prosecutors that he be remanded.
Tyresse Minter, 28, was indicted for criminal negligent homicide and manslaughter last week for allegedly fatally choking his teen stepson Corde Scott on Jan. 23, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office announced.
Minter was arraigned on Wednesday in Bronx Criminal Court before notoriously lenient Judge Naiti Semaj, who ordered he be released, even though the DA’s office asked he remain locked up ahead of his trial, prosecutors said.
According to investigators, Minter — who was on parole after being released from prison a month earlier — got into an argument with Scott in the Parkchester home.
Minter has been charged with homicide in the death of his 15-year-old stepson, Corde Scott.
Minter allegedly put his stepson in a chokehold, cutting off his oxygen supply, prosecutors said. He then allegedly wrapped his legs around Scott and held him until he lost consciousness.
Scott died at the scene. It remains unclear what the two were arguing over.
The stepfather did not call 911 for about 20 minutes after he lost consciousness, prosecutors said.
Scott was choked to death by Minter during an altercation in their Bronx home on Jan. 23.
Minter was on parole for an assault that landed him in prison for three years, state Department of Corrections records show. He was released this past December.
He is scheduled to return to court on June 20.
Bronx Judge Naita Semaj-Williams ordered Minter be released after his arraignment on Wednesday.YouTube/BronxNet
Semaj, a Democrat who was elected in 2021 after earlier serving in Bronx Civil Court, has a history of cutting loose allegedly violent offenders.
In one case last May, she sparked outrage after she ruled in favor of 16-year-old rapper Camrin Williams, known as “C Blu,” who was accused of shooting and wounding an NYPD officer during a scuffle while he was on probation for a prior gun case.
Semaj ruled the cop had no reason to search the teen during a Jan. 18 incident and Williams’ case was dropped.
Minter’s release comes as Gov. Kathy Hochul is reportedly negotiating with state lawmakers to pass a budget that eliminates a rule requiring judges impose the “least restrictive means” that will ensure defendants return to court.
City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has joined climate advocates in pushing to change the name of the Mets’ Citi Field, claiming its namesake Citibank invests too heavily in the fossil-fuel industry.
The bank, which Williams’ office said is the second-largest fossil-fuel financier in the US, has shelled out big bucks to land the naming rights to the ballfield in Queens starting around 2009.
Williams, other Mets fans and a variety of climate activists are set to hold a press conference Tuesday at noon in City Hall Park to protest what they call the team’s “toxic contract” with the bank — a 20-year deal estimated to cost Citbank about $400 million, or $20 million annually. The opponents say they plan to launch a petition demanding team owner Steve Cohen end the relationship.
“The Public Advocate and fans will cite the bank’s role in financing polluters and profiting from climate chaos,” said a statement from Williams’ office.
Jumaane Williams will call for the Mets to abandon their contract with Citibank, which has naming rights to their field.William Farrington
The bank invested $285 billion in fossil fuels between 2016 and 2021 and is the biggest coal funder outside China and also the largest investor in fossil-fuel projects in the Amazon rainforest, according to Williams’ office.
The bank defended itself in an e-mailed statement, insisting that Citi recognizes the importance of transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
The bank added it is investing in clean-energy solutions and working with its clients — including fossil-fuel companies — “to support their efforts to decarbonize their businesses.
“Our approach reflects the need to transition while also continuing to meet global energy needs,” the statement said. “We look forward to continuing the strong relationship we have with the Mets and Citi Field.”
Representatives for the Mets did not respond to Post inquiries Monday.
Climate advocates and Mets fans will join the protest Tuesday afternoon. Getty Images Williams’ office called for Mets owner Steve Cohen to end his “toxic contract” with the bank.Getty Images Citibank has naming rights until 2028, Williams’ office said.Neil Miller
Among the climate advocates joining the protest will be Climate Organizing Hub, Climate Families NYC, New York Communities for Change and Sunrise Movement NYC, Williams’ statement said.
“New Yorkers know firsthand the impacts of climate change, from Superstorm Sandy to Hurricane Ian,” the statement said.
“New Yorkers, many of them Mets fans, are facing the brunt of climate chaos that is being financed by banks like Citi. Forty three New Yorkers died during superstorm Sandy alone, and many continue to be vulnerable to climate change.”
A group of city Department of Education administrators is being sued for $24,000 in unpaid rent by the owners of a Bronx house where teachers brought from the Dominican Republic were forced to live.
ADASA, the Association of Dominican-American Supervisors and Administrators, leased a duplex at 1820 Pilgrim Ave., then required five teachers and one woman’s husband to pay $1,350 to $1,450 a month for single rooms while sharing a kitchen and bathroom.
But the DOE administrators running ADASA — now under investigation — have not paid the monthly $8,000 rent since November, landlords Yuping Chen and Yanlai Lin charged in a lawsuit filed in Bronx Housing Court last month.
The ADASA leased required five teachers to pay $1,350 to $1,450 a month for single rooms while sharing a kitchen and bathroom. J.C.Rice The DOE administrators running ADASA have not paid the monthly $8,000 rent since November, according to court documents.
As of Jan. 5, ADASA also owed more than $20,000 in rent at 4414 Baychester Ave in The Bronx, where the group made 11 other Dominican teachers live under similar conditions.
A third building where the DOE administrators put Dominican teachers, a co-op on Marion Avenue in The Bronx, was owned by the late mother of Emmanuel Polanco, ADASA’s first vice-president and the principal of MS 80 before he was removed from the school in October.
In December, city and federal agencies began to investigate complaints that the Dominican teachers were exploited and threatened by ADASA.
A third building in the Bronx where the DOE administrators put Dominican teachers was owned by the late mother of Emmanuel Polanco (pictured) — ADASA’s former vice president. Richard Harbus As of Jan. 5, ADASA also owed more than $20,000 in rent at 4414 Baychester Ave in The Bronx, where 11 other Dominican teachers live.J.C. Rice
Last week, teachers told The Post they have not been informed about the progress of the probe.
All 19 teachers housed by ADASA have since moved out.
In a sea of glimmering Broadway lights and advertisements in Times Square, one man had a special request for his girlfriend of six years.
Jose Negron of Waterbury, Conn. wanted to give his long-term girlfriend Alicia Cartigila a marriage proposal that would be as large as his love for her — so he rented out space on a billboard in the advertisement capital of America.
As the couple walked through the busy street, a photo of Cartigila, Negron, and their son appeared on a 55-foot-wide, 31-foot-tall billboard with the caption “Will You Marry Me?”
Before Cartigila knew it, Negron was on one knee, and the couple was surrounded by strangers realizing they were witnessing a memorable moment in the lovebirds’ lives.
Cartigila excitedly said “yes,” before Negron got up and embraced her with a hug in celebration as many cheered around them.
The proposal image will appear once an hour for 15 seconds for 24 hours in Times Square.Facebook/Pix11
“I’m shocked! Very surprised. I looked up and I saw the ‘Will you marry me?’” Cartigila said to PIX11 News.
For many, renting out a billboard in one of the busy advertisement hubs in the world seems unrealistic, but Negron booked the photo to appear through Timessquarebillboard.com for only $150.
Jose Negron of Waterbury, Conn. proposing to his long-term girlfriend Alicia Cartigila in Times Square.Facebook/Pix11
Those wanting to rent out space for proposals, birthdays, wedding anniversaries or self-promotion can do so upon approval.
The billboard is above the Pelé Soccer store at 1560 Broadway between 46th and 47th streets and the image would appear once an hour for 15 seconds for 24 hours in Times Square.
For $500 daily, a business can display a video or photo for 60 seconds an hour for 24 hours.
Cartigila showing off her wedding engagement ring after the memorable proposal.Facebook/Pix11
The purchaser will get an email confirmation when they can expect their image to appear next to Broadway ads and celebrity endorsements.
The owner of the billboard, Jaime Suarez — a Miami-based lawyer who came up with the idea during the Covid-19 pandemic — rents the space out for special occasions but also for local businesses.
Inspired by his love of New York City, Suarez wanted to give the public accessible advertising opportunity after witnessing “the failure of numerous small local businesses due to the pandemic.”
“If you thought big brands with gigantic advertising budgets were the only ones that could afford the theater district’s spotlight, think again!” the press materials say.
A Princeton University student was arrested Tuesday for allegedly engaging in a “violent assault” against police officers outside the US Capitol Building during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot.
Ivy Leaguer Larry Fife Giberson was seen on footage near the front of a mob of law breakers trying to push their way inside the federal building, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
Giberson cheered as Capitol police were pepper sprayed and screamed “drag them out!” at least three times at a tunnel leading to the building, federal prosecutors said.
The 21-year-old from Manahawkin, New Jersey, was taken into custody more than two years after the riot after images of him caught on tape at the Capitol matched photos found on Instagram and the elite school’s website, an FBI agent’s affidavit states.
Giberson and others got into an ugly confrontation with cops guarding the Lower West Terrace tunnel entrance as they attempted to force their way into the building by coordinating a “heave-ho” shove against the police line, the feds said.
A New Jersey man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.United States Department of Justice
One officer was crushed between a door and shield held by a rioter with Giberson right at the front of the mob, prosecutors alleged.
Shortly after, Giberson then rushed the tunnel entryway and waved for more rioters to join him before returning to the tunnel to take part in another round of coordinated pushing against the police line, the US Attorney’s Office said.
Police officers were eventually able to gain – at least temporarily – control of the tunnel and clear everyone, including Giberson out, prosecutors said.
Larry Fife Giberson was identified as one of many in the crowd on Jan. 6. United States Department of Justice
But rioters kept battling officers at the access point and Giberson stood nearby and cheered after rioters dragged one officer into the crowd, the feds said. He also watched as other officers were ruthlessly assaulted, according to prosecutors.
At one point, he allegedly tried to start a “drag them out!” chant but no one else joined in.
Gibersion was charged with civil disorder, a felony, and other related misdemeanors.
The images of the suspect were matched with photos found on Princeton’s website, the feds said. United States Department of Justice
He was in the tunnel for roughly an hour, according to an affidavit.
Giberson is currently enrolled as an undergrad at Princeton, a school spokesperson said.
He sported a “Make America Great Again” hat and wore a Trump flag around his neck at the time of the mob violence that disrupted the joint session of Congress for certifying President Biden’s win over former President Trump, according to the affidavit.
He’s accused of pushing toward a police line of officers guarding an entrance to the Capitol.United States Department of Justice
It’s unclear if Giberson attended the “Stop the Steal” rally where Trump spoke in the waning days of his presidency.
Giberson was arrested in DC Tuesday and later released by a judge after an initial hearing.
About 1,000 people have been arrested for their role in the Capitol riot so far.
Julia Fox’s brother posted bail Monday after getting busted for allegedly running a ghost gun peddling operation out of his Upper East Side apartment — getting a helping hand from his famous sister, The Post has learned.
The “Uncut Gems” actress co-signed the $450,000 bond to get her kid brother Christopher Fox sprung from Rikers Island after he was hit with a slew of gun possession and manufacturing charges last week.
“Of course Ms. Fox seemed upset,” celebrity bail bondsman Ira Judelson, who posted the bond, told The Post. “It is her brother.”
Christopher Fox, 30, was arrested last week and hit with a slew of charges for allegedly using 3D printers to create gun parts that could be assembled and sold as untraceable “ghost guns,” according to Manhattan prosecutors.
Authorities confirmed on Monday that Christopher made the $450,000 bond and was awaiting to be released following an appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday. He’s due back in court on May 4.
The bail receipt shows that Julia and her parents signed off on the bond, with the star listing her occupation as “actress/model” with the word “retired” penciled in.
Julia Fox’s brother, Christopher, was released on a $450,000 bond Monday after getting hit with multiple gun possession and manufacturing charges in Manhattan last week.
The bond was secured with assets belonging to her and Christopher’s dad Thomas Fox, officials said. The elder Fox was taken into custody along with his son but has not been charged. Authorities say the investigation into the operation is ongoing.
Cops also found drug paraphernalia and chemicals in his apartment, including pressure cookers, fentanyl, chloroform, heroin, crack and cocaine, prosecutors said.
“The defendant possessed enough gun parts to assemble an assault weapon-style rifle,” Assistant District Attorney Cyril Heron said at Christopher’s arraignment late Thursday.
Actress and model Julia Fox personally reached out to a Big Apple bail bondsman before her brother, Christopher, made bail on gun charges lodged last week. WireImage
Printed gun parts are typically sold piecemeal and used to assemble ghost guns, which are manufactured without serial numbers and are therefore untraceable.
Cops busted into Fox’s home around 6 a.m. on March 8 as part of a larger ghost gun investigation, with police allegedly finding several printers and individual gun parts.
Amid all the contraband recovered inside the 84th Street apartment were thousands of dollars worth of high-end wine bottles, law enforcement sources said.
Big Apple bail bondsman Ira Judelson, who has bailed out stars like Connor McGregor and footballer Plaxico Burress, said Julia Fox co-signed her brothers $450,000 bond. Steven Hirsch
Julia Fox has spoken out in the past about growing up in the Big Apple with her single dad and brother, and has said she does not often get a chance to see them.
In a 2019 interview with the highsnobiety.com entertainment site, she called her brother “a mad scientist recluse” who “builds 3D printers for fun.”
The license of a Rochester, New York, concert venue was revoked Wednesday while authorities investigate the circumstances of a stampede after a rap concert that left two women dead and injured several other concertgoers.
“It is one step we can immediately take to ensure that the events of Sunday night are not repeated,” Police Chief David M. Smith said at a news conference.
He said he denied the Main Street Armory’s application to renew its one-year entertainment license after the venue’s owner did not attend a scheduled meeting with police and other city officials.
Rhondesia Belton, 33, of Buffalo and Brandy Miller, 35, of Rochester were fatally injured when audience members surged dangerously toward the exits following a Sunday evening performance by Memphis, Tennessee, rap stars GloRilla and Finesse2tymes.
Police Chief David M. Smith signed an order denying the renewal of the Main Street Armory’s Entertainment License. Rochester NY Police
The denies the Main Street Armory’s application to renew its one-year entertainment license.Rochester NY Police
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Police on Monday said the stampede may have been triggered by unfounded fears of gunfire.
But police found no immediate evidence of gunshots.
One woman remained hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday.
Debris is seen in the main entrance of Main Street Armory on March 6, 2023, in Rochester, New York.AP
Smith said the city planned to meet with the venue’s owner Wednesday to ask him to choose between voluntarily halting events or having the pending renewal of the entertainment license denied.
When the owner did not attend, the chief signed an order prohibiting the armory from hosting “any public entertainment, which includes concerts, amplified music, and athletic events or games, including volleyball or cheerleading.”
There was no response to an email requesting comment sent to the Main Street Armory.
The woman was fatally injured when audience members surged dangerously toward the exits following a Sunday evening performance by GloRilla and Finesse2tymes. The Washington Post via Getty Im
“Your contracted event security guards were unable to control the crowd as they were running, which in turn caused a human stampede,” according to the city’s letter to Scott Donaldson, which said he had violated a licensing requirement to maintain order at the site.
The city’s deputy corporation counsel, Patrick Beath, said criminal and regulatory investigations are under way.
Police tape remains on the ground outside of the Main Street Armory on March 6, 2023, in Rochester, New York. AP
“In addition to the police investigation, the Rochester Fire Department and code enforcement teams are inspecting the building and reviewing photographic and video evidence of the concert to determine if there were any fire code or building code violations at the property,” Beath said at the news conference.
The fortress-like armory was built from 1905 to 1907 and was initially used by the U.S. Army.
It hosted sporting events throughout the 20th century before being shut down for several years starting in the late 1990s, partly because it lacked a fire-suppression system at the time.
It began hosting concerts and other events in 2005 after undergoing extensive renovations.
Smith said its main arena is meant to have a capacity of about 5,000 people.
“The bottom line is, lives were lost, and we need to take steps to make sure that no lives are lost in the future if this was indeed something that was preventable,” he said.
Fatal crowd surges at large events have turned deadly before, including one at a 2021 concert by rapper Travis Scott in which 10 people died.
“Our state law allows for those accused of violent crimes or repeat offenders to be held. And we must continue to give judges the tools to enforce these laws,” Cooney said at a Hochul event in Rochester Wednesday.
“This isn’t a rolling back or an overstep in public policy. It is a surgical approach to the law,” he said.
Amid rising crime, especially among repeat offenders, Cooney had joined Hochul as she pushed Albany Democrats to change – for serious offenses – an existing law requiring that judges impose the “least restrictive conditions” on criminal defendants ahead of their trials, whether or not the crime is bail-eligible.
But after cameras stopped rolling and daily newspapers went to print and web, Cooney expressed a change of heart in a statement to The Post sent via a spokesman late Tuesday night.
“Continued discussion on tweaks to bail reform is necessary, but he did not state his support for all of the proposed bail reform changes,” read the statement.
State Sen. Jeremy Cooney was for a bail change proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday until he showed a change of heart in the middle of the night. Facebook/Jeremy Cooney
A day’s worth of phone calls and tweets from progressive constituents angry about him supporting any bail changes appeared to be a reason for Cooney backing away from the idea Hochul wants to pass in the state budget due April 1.
“My response of ‘WTH?’ was quite spontaneous,” Kelly Cheatle, a Rochester member of the Working Families Party, told The Post of criticizing Cooney soon after he spoke.
Hochul praised Cooney as “courageous” on Tuesday, a label belied by his reversal on bail just hours later following angry phone calls from progressives.Andrew Schwartz / SplashNews.com
Cooney was the only state lawmaker who appeared alongside Hochul on Tuesday after ongoing resistance from state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) to changing controversial criminal justice reforms first passed in 2019.
A Hochul spokeswoman did not provide immediate comment.
His about-face leaves Hochul with just a few Democratic senators who have publicly supported her proposed bail change while exposing himself and the governor to mockery from across the aisle.
“Senator Cooney is a perfect example of Albany politicians who only pay lip service to issues when it is convenient for them. He is afraid of angering the far left, while residents in his district are fearing for their lives,” state Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt (R-Lockport) said.
Republican political consultant William O’Reilly noted that Cooney’s apparent fear of the left makes Hochul look weak with the Legislature just weeks ahead of the state budget deadline.
“Sen. Cooney appears to be more afraid of the ‘woke’ Left than he is of his governor. That doesn’t bode well for Mrs. Hochul, who clearly realizes that current bail reform laws are a political loser. We keep waiting for Mrs. Hochul to use her substantial leverage with fellow party members, but she somehow seems disinclined to crack the whip. It’s odd,” O’Reilly said.
“Representing Rochester Sen. Cooney should know better than most that when it comes to bail reform Governor Hochul gets it mostly right. As such it’s sad that he in an outright embarrassing manner would cave to downstate progressive interests,” Conservative Party Chair Gerald Kassar told The Post.
“Strange the governor has such a weak hold on her Democratic colleagues,” he added.
Other Republicans argued that scaling back the “least restrictive” standard was hardly a bold move given the wider push to loosen limits on cash bail while increasing judicial discretion to jail people pre-trail based on their supposed threats to public safety.
“Senator Cooney was correct the first time … The “least restrictive means” should be removed. But that’s just a Band-Aid. Bail reform must be repealed and there needs to be consequences for people who commit crimes,” state Sen. George Borello (R-Jamestown) said.
State Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt slammed Cooney for walking back his supposed support for loosening limits on cash bail amid rising crime. Hans Pennink
Members of the political left have similarly felt burned by Cooney after he supported a “Good Cause Eviction” bill while running for his state Senate seat with the backing of progressive groups like the Working Families Party.
“A profile in courage! A real stand-up guy!” Michael McKee, treasurer of the left-leaning Tenants PAC, told The Post Wednesday while expressing regret for his group ever supporting Cooney before his “betrayal.”
Cooney denied that he changed his position on bail reform when asked by The Post at the state Capitol on Wednesday while nonetheless citing a letter from 100 prominent Rochester citizens to state reps demanding they support Hochul’s bail proposal.
“I would be against inaction, like not doing anything,” he said. “I do think that we need to give clarity so that judges know that they have the ability for violent offenders, and for repeat offenders to be able to hold them. And I’ve said that on the record.”
He noted that he “did not specifically say” he supported her proposal – despite his comments giving the exact opposite impression – while claiming he would somehow still “stand by her” on the issue of bail despite the evidence to the contrary.
“I think she’s being courageous and leading on this issue. I think it’s well-needed,” Cooney said. “Rochester is looking for leadership on this issue.”
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