US EditionNYC Council Passes Bills to Allow Buffer Zones Around Schools, Houses of Worship. But Will Mamdani Sign Them?
The legislation formalizes NYPD's approach to protest buffer zones near religious and educational sites amid rising antisemitic incidents, backed by 35 co-sponsors.
- On Thursday, the New York City Council passed two bills requiring the NYPD to create formal security perimeter plans for protests outside houses of worship and educational institutions, with the religious sites measure passing 44-5.
- Council Speaker Julie Menin introduced the legislation as part of a five-point plan to combat rising hate, citing a 182% increase in antisemitic incidents and a 69% rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes in 2024.
- NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch must develop a proposed plan within 45 days and a final strategy within 90 days, with the final language omitting controversial 100-foot buffer zones.
- While the houses-of-worship bill holds a veto-proof majority with 35 co-sponsors, the schools measure lacks the support to override a potential veto from Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has not yet committed to signing either bill.
- Civil liberties groups, including the New York Civil Liberties Union, criticized the measures as 'an attack on free speech' granting excessive NYPD discretion. The package allocates $1.25 million to the Museum of Jewish Heritage for Holocaust education.
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A watered-down 'buffer zone' bill for houses of worship passes NYC Council
(RNS) — The New York City Council passed a bill Thursday (March 26) calling for buffer zones around places of worship in an attempt to protect them from rowdy protesters. But the bill that passed with a solid majority, 44-5, with one abstention, was a watered-down version of what Council Speaker Julie Menin initially called for. The bill, which had been much discussed after a November protest was held outside a prominent Manhattan synagogue, dir…
NYC Council passes bill to protect houses of worship by veto-proof majority
NYC Council passes bill to protect houses of worship by veto-proof majority. Legislation, part of broader plan to combat antisemitism, has been criticized over claims it will harm free speech rights; Mamdani yet to say if he’ll sign bill into law or veto it The post NYC Council passes bill to protect houses of worship by veto-proof majority appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
Council Passes Watered-Down 'Buffer-Zone' Bills for Protests Near Synagogues and Schools
The New York City Council on Thursday passed a pair of bills aimed at targeting hate across the city by creating “security perimeters” for protests around houses of worship and schools. The bill relating to religious sites passed on a 44-to-5 vote, while the bill pertaining to schools and education facilities passed by a narrower 30-to-19 margin. Mayor Zohran Mamdani hasn’t taken a position on the bills, which were inspired by pro-Palestine pr…
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union-bulletin.comNY City Council passes ‘buffer zone’ bill sparked by Park East Synagogue protest
NEW YORK — The New York City Council on Thursday passed a bill aimed at limiting the scope of disruptive protests outside of synagogues and other houses of worship that has sparked concern over free speech issues that critics say…
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