Newly sworn in New York City Councilman Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated Central Park Five, will take over as chairman of the council committee that oversees the NYPD, according to City Hall sources.
Salaam’s appointment to the Public Safety Committee is expected to be confirmed Thursday afternoon as Council President Adrienne Adams reshuffles the ranks of the council committee in the new session.
Committee appointments generally reward those who have been loyal team players to the party leadership and give it to those who have proven difficult.
Former public safety chairwoman Kamillah Hanks (D-Staten Island) will become chairwoman of the historic committee, a clear demotion in the party, The Post’s sources said.
Freshman Councilman Yusef Salaam will be named chairman of the council’s public safety committee, which oversees the NYPD. AFP via Getty Images Yusef Salaam (here in 1990) was exonerated in the famous Central Park jogger rape case in 1989. AP
“That’s a fucking slap in the face,” a council source told The Post, adding that it took a “big hit” with the controversial “How Many Stops Acts” bill.
Last month, the council passed the bill, which requires NYPD officers to file a detailed report on every street stop they make, even low-level ones like talking to potential crime witnesses. a crime.
Hanks faced backlash from the police union for supporting the bill after Speaker Adams pressured her during the vote.
Mayor Eric Adams and council Republicans had pushed for Hanks to kill the bill in committee before it went to the floor for a vote, where it was ultimately approved 35-9.
Salaam said after his primary victory that he wanted “smarter” policing by the New York Police Department. Robert Miller Former public safety chair Kamillah Hanks was demoted to the Landmarks Committee. Gregorio P. Mango
Hanks was reluctant to include the lowest form of police stops in the bill, “Level 1” stops, but sided with the speaker’s office. Previously, police officers were only required to file reports for “Level 3” investigative stops, which is when an officer has “reasonable suspicion” to stop someone, or stops that involve arrests.
Hanks’ demotion was that she was “punished for the crime of having independent thought about policing,” another council source said.
Party leadership sources said Hanks will be involved in many of the city’s land use decisions and will remain on the public safety committee, but not as chairman.
“It’s more about playing to strengths,” the source said, noting Salaam’s unique history in the criminal justice system.
Hanks attributed it to “fundamental differences” he had with the speaker.
“So this decision doesn’t surprise me,” he told The Post. “I congratulate the new Chair of Public Security. “My goal is and always has been to do the job of representing the people of New York City and the 49th district.”
Salaam, who was exonerated in the famous 1989 Central Park jogger rape case, said after his victory in last year’s insurgent primary that he was willing to work with the NYPD to keep Harlem streets safer. .
“Most people would think I would be in favor of defunding [the police]but the truth is that we need police,” Salaam, 50, told The Post after the surprising victory.
Salaam emphasized at the time that he wanted “smarter” policing rather than “over-enforcement.”
Several other Democrats were removed from their committee positions during the shakeup.
Kalman Yeger (D-Brooklyn) was removed from his position as Chair of Standards and Ethics.
Progressive Democrats Chi Ossé (D-Brooklyn), former chair of the Cultural Affairs Committee, and Tiffany Cabán (D-Queens), former chair of the Committee on Women and Gender Equity, were also fired.
Keith Powers (D-Manhattan), who was removed from leadership in a surprise move earlier this year, turned down the Standards and Ethics chair position to head the Rules Committee.
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