Troy Mayor Mantello on maintaining safe and clean streets
Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello sat down with JoDee Kenney to discuss the city’s Quality of Life Action task force. The city’s goal is to get departments to coordinate and collaborate more. This includes filling potholes block by block. The city is also working to address a homeless encampment and connect those in need of services with […]
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Troy mayor on building trust between community and police
This week on In Focus, Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello sat down with JoDee Kenney to discuss efforts to make her city safer. Mantello says part of that comes from building trust between the community and police. Through relationship building, Mantello says she hopes residents have trust in their police and safety officials to report […]
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NYPD brass grilled by City Council on overtime costs | #citycouncil
Unlike most other city agencies, the NYPD has been largely shielded from major budget cuts in recent months. This is despite skyrocketing overtime costs that, according to the City Council, are running hundreds of millions of dollars over budget for the current fiscal year. For “some reason,” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said Wednesday, “the NYPD […]
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Cleveland City Council member raises concerns | #citycouncil
CLEVELAND — A Cleveland City Council member raised concerns Tuesday over a recent carjacking at Ginn Academy, calling on police to get juvenile “terrorists” off the streets. What You Need To Know OSU Associate Athletic Director for Communications confirmed Tuesday that Keenan Bailey, tight ends coach at The Ohio State University, had been involved in a carjacking in Cleveland […]
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Mayor appoints Louis Molina to assistant deputy mayor role
Louis Molina, head of the city correction department, will become the assistant deputy mayor for public safety, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday. “Over the last 22 months, Lou has demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication as the commissioner of the Department of Correction, helping to reverse decades of mismanagement and neglect. Lou has brought this organization […]
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City council calls on Mayor Bibb for talk about gun violence | #citycouncil
CLEVELAND — Recent shootings in Cleveland have brought city leaders to a tipping point. What You Need To Know Recent shootings in Cleveland have sparked conversations about preventing gun violence Some city council members expressed frustration with the Bibb administration for a lack of communication about a plan Bibb said he is doing everything he […]
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Mayor offers no explanation for NYPD commissioner’s exit
One day after Keechant Sewell abruptly resigned from her position as NYPD commissioner, there was little explanation for her departure. However, Mayor Eric Adams pushed back against the idea that friction with City Hall was to blame. What You Need To Know One day after NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell abruptly resigned, there has been little […]
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Melbourne mayor to discuss downtown safety after shootings
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Melbourne police are investigating an overnight shooting that left several people hurt and damaged nearby businesses and cars. It happened at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday on East New Haven Street in downtown Melbourne. Police said a fight broke out in the street and that shots were fired. Three people were taken to […]
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Mayor Byron Brown gives update on storm response
The city of Buffalo the epicenter of this weekend’s deadly winter storm. Now that the winds and snow have leveled out, efforts to get the city back on track are well underway. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown joins Spectrum News 1 to give an update on how that progress is coming. Additionally, Mayor Brown talks restoration […]
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Mayor says borough-based jails not enough to replace Rikers
In about five years, smaller jails in four boroughs are supposed to replace Rikers Island after it shuts down. But on Monday, Mayor Eric Adams questioned whether the city would need more space thanks to an increasing jail population. “We have to have a plan B, because those that have created a plan A that […]
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