Bill requiring NY cops to have personal liability insurance under fire
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Bill requiring NY cops to have personal liability insurance under fire

ByNews Polite

A Brooklyn Democrat is trying to drum up City Council support for a controversial state bill requiring police officers to buy personal liability insurance in case of lawsuits — a move critics say is a veiled attempt to “Defund the Police.” Councilwoman Nantasha Williams urged other council members this week…

NYC PBA backs bill to better police hotels, which owners call `nuclear bomb’
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NYC PBA backs bill to better police hotels, which owners call `nuclear bomb’

ByNews Polite

The union representing New York City police officers has endorsed controversial legislation to more strictly regulate hotels, which owners of inns claim will crush the Big Apple’s lodging industry. Intro. 991 — the Safe Hotels Act — will make it easier to rein in problem-plagued hotels, Police Benevolent Association President…