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City Council committee hears testimony on bills to protect safe access to schools and houses of worship
Summary
Religious leaders, civil-rights groups and council members testified in support of a New York City Council package that would require NYPD transparency on buffer zones and other measures to protect access to schools and places of worship amid rising hate incidents.
New York — Religious leaders, advocacy groups and council members on Wednesday urged the New York City Council’s Committee to Combat Hate to pass a package of bills that would require the NYPD to publish a plan for protecting safe access to schools and houses of worship and establish criteria for buffer zones when protests risk intimidation.
The committee’s chair, Council member Yousef Salaam, said the city has seen a string of disturbing incidents — spray-painted anti-religious graffiti, attacks targeting Muslim women wearing hijabs and antisemitic vandalism — and that the bills combine prevention, reporting and security measures. "We gather here today in response to the deeply troubling hate crimes and acts of bias that continue to plague our city," Salaam said.
The legislation would direct the NYPD to develop and…
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