File #: Res 0641-2023    Version: * Name: Require New York Police Department officers to live within the five boroughs of New York City. (A. 2913)
Type: Resolution Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Public Safety
On agenda: 5/25/2023
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.2913, which would require New York Police Department officers to live within the five boroughs of New York City.
Sponsors: Francisco P. Moya, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Lincoln Restler, Crystal Hudson, Chi A. Ossé
Council Member Sponsors: 5
Attachments: 1. Res. No. 641, 2. May 25, 2023 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 3. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-25-23, 4. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 25, 2023
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12/31/2023*Francisco P. Moya City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/25/2023*Francisco P. Moya City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/25/2023*Francisco P. Moya City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Res. No. 641

 

Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.2913, which would require New York Police Department officers to live within the five boroughs of New York City.

 

By Council Member Moya, the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams), and Council Members Restler, Hudson and Ossé

 

Whereas, A.2913, sponsored by Assembly Member Catalina Cruz, was introduced in the New York State Assembly to establish a residency requirement for police officers in cities with a population of one million or more residents, which includes New York City; and

Whereas, A companion version of this bill has yet to be introduced in the New York State Senate; and

Whereas, A.2913, if passed, would require newly hired New York Police Department (NYPD) officers to live within one of the five boroughs of New York City within a year of appointment; and

Whereas, According to the NYPD Patrol Guide, NYPD officers are currently allowed to live in the five boroughs or the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Westchester, Putnam, or Orange; and

Whereas, Data from the NYPD indicates that as of 2022, 48 percent of NYPD officers live in New York City, down from 49 percent in 2020, and 58 percent in 2016; and

Whereas, A city residency requirement for NYPD officers has the potential to improve community-police relations, with officers having more of a stake in the city they patrol, and would increase the likelihood New York City taxpayer dollars, which pay for officers’ salaries, remain in the communities served by the NYPD; now therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.2913, which would require New York Police Department officers to live within the five boroughs of New York City.

 

 

LS #5213

4/28/2023

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