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wonder if someone will broach residency requirement https://twitter.com/RebeccaKKatz/status/1267104738459475968
"58 percent of NYPD officers live in New York City" https://gothamist.com/news/this-interactive-map-shows-you-where-nypd-officers-live
In 2011 @hakeem_jeffries made a push for a residency requirement, backed by @TishJames & others https://gothamist.com/news/lawmakers-want-cops-to-live-in-nyc-after-nypd-west-indian-day-parade-facebook-fiasco
..... https://twitter.com/zackfinknews/status/1267918585009242119?s=21 https://twitter.com/ZackFinkNews/status/1267918585009242119
"As a result, a quarter of the NYPD’s 35,000 uniformed personnel drive to work from Nassau or Suffolk county." | Opinion: Force New York City Cops to Live in New York City - @nickroloson via @QueensEagle https://queenseagle.com/all/roloson-queens-force-nypd-to-live-in-nyc
"The more officers who live in the city the better, the more officers who grew up in the city the better," @NYCMayor says when asked if he'd consider residency requirement for police officers. Says progress has been made but economics/housing affordability make it tricky.
De Blasio says it's a conversation that's happened over decades and is worth continuing, but he indicates he doesn't support a requirement b/c of housing costs. (So why not change all residency reqs in city government then?)
Also what's interesting here is that de Blasio has often *defended* his big affordable housing program by saying the city must be home for police officers & other middle income city workers. No mention of that in his answer about NYPD residency req.
nesting this thread within this thread: https://twitter.com/erinmdurkin/status/1293560031493988354
this is not something i'm pushing for, though i think it's an important & interesting topic & discussion to have, & i'm surprised by you dismissing it & giving such a flip explanation.
i wasn't placing it in any type of hierarchy, mentioned it in part bc I hadn't seen it raised recently but had seen some comments about so many NYPD living on LI
