Outrage Grows Over NYPD Bike Criminalization, But City Council Is In No Rush
Many members of the New York City Council want Speaker Adrienne Adams to act to protect immigrant cyclists from the NYPD, but she doesn't want to.
12:04 AM EDT on May 29, 2025
Council members want Speaker Adrienne Adams to act, but she doesn’t want to.
Sophia Lebowitz is a reporter at Streetsblog NYC.
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