Michael Gerber, the NYPD’s deputy commissioner of legal matters, told a City Council hearing that the change resolved the department’s concerns about the proposed protest measures. But he said the removal of the 100-foot barrier provision represented “a distinct shift from the original legislation, which proposed a specific policy that I know our police department, as well as a number of legal scholars, had expressed concerns about.” Gerber, the NYPD official, told the Council that in the absence of any buffer zones, the bills “would not change what we do day-to-day,” and would merely require the NYPD to develop a plan related to demonstrations.
Author: Arun Venugopal
Published at: 2026-02-25 21:59:52
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