Mayor Adams Vetoes Controversial ‘How Many Stops Bill’

NYC Mayor Eric Adams vetoed the controversial ‘How Many Stops Bill’ that passed by the City Council in December with 35 Democrats in support, 9 against (seven Republicans, 2 Democrats), and 7 abstainers.

Currently, officers only have to log information when they stop a person while investigating a crime. They fill out a form answering questions about where the stop occurred and what led to the stop.

“Drowning officers in unnecessary paperwork when they should be out on the street, keeping us safe and building relationships with the community. It just gets in the way of the success that we have shown in the city,” Adams said, “We want them to ride with a police officer. Go listen to these calls and his jobs that are coming over the radio. See what it is to respond to these jobs. This is a moment where we must be on the ground and see the realization of any form of legislation that’s coming out of our city government.”

“In their ongoing work to keep New York City the safest big city in America, the men and women of the New York City Police Department have millions upon millions of interactions with the people they serve each year,” said NYPD Commissioner Caban. “These interactions are the bedrock of policing, and the proposed ‘How Many Stops Act’ turns this critical public safety tool into a burdensome drain on our police officers’ time and resources. So in an effort to continue our good-faith discussions with the authors and supporters of this bill, we invite any and all members of the City Council to join our officers as they do the vital work of keeping our city and its people safe. We want to show them firsthand the sheer scale of what NYPD cops and detectives do every day. And we need them to understand how essential it is that our officers spend their time doing police work, not paperwork.”

After a veto, the City Council has thirty days to act. As of Friday, Speaker Adrienne Adams has shared that she is sure she’ll have enough votes to override the mayor’s veto on the ‘How Many Stops Bill.’