signed an executive order wiping out Adams\u2019 previous directive, among others.<\/a><\/p>\nMenin\u2019s bills echoed much of the language of the previously excised Adams order, but with changes to protect constitutional rights. The full Council passed both bills on March 26, with Intro. 1-B approved with a veto-proof majority. However, Intro. 175-B passed with just 30 votes, six short of the two-thirds majority required to overturn a mayoral veto.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear, at this time, whether the Council will move to override Mamdani\u2019s veto of Intro. 175-B. A source with knowledge of the City Council told amNewYork that Menin will be discussing \u201cnext steps\u201d with her colleagues.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reacting to the veto of Intro. 175-B, Menin reasserted her belief that the bill protected constitutional rights and should not have been \u201ccontroversial.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\u201cEnsuring students can enter and exit their schools without fear of harassment or intimidation should not be controversial,\u201d Menin said in a statement. \u201cThis bill simply requires the NYPD to clearly outline how it will ensure safe access when there are threats of obstruction or physical injury, while fully protecting First Amendment rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mamdani\u2019s veto drew fierce backlash from Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and senior founding rabbi of The Hampton Synagogue. He recalled pitching the idea for Intro. 175-B. to Mamdani in a personal phone call in an effort to protect students from campus protests. Mamdani told him that he \u201cloved the idea.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat have we done to ourselves? A mayor who is redefining antisemitism, days before Jewish Heritage Month, and most certainly will boycott the Celebrate Israel Parade. Now, during a period of mourning\u2014the Omer\u2014the mayor of the largest Jewish city in the world outside of Israel is slapping us in the face,\u201d Schneier said. \u201cWho will protect Jewish students on campuses, being attacked by vicious antisemitic protesters day in and day out? I, along with the entire Jewish community, demand to know what the mayor plans to do to protect students who simply want to walk around their campuses.\u201d<\/p>\n
Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, applauded Mamdani\u2019s veto of Intro. 175-B, suggesting that if enacted, it would have endangered the public\u2019s right to express themselves, \u201cand make it more likely that going to school, a library, or even a hospital leads to an encounter with police.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt a time when New Yorkers are taking to the streets in historic numbers to defend our hard-won freedoms and resist the Trump regime \u2013 as we must \u2013 the City should be looking to support, not stifle, our right to speak out,\u201d Lieberman said. \u201cWe\u2019re glad the Mayor takes free speech seriously and honors our city\u2019s long legacy of activism.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the Council considers whether it has the votes to override Mamdani\u2019s veto, the issue is also surfacing in the closely watched District 3 special election, which is on Tuesday, April 28. Lindsey Boylan, who is backed by Mamdani, said she would \u201cvote down any attempts at overriding the veto of this bill.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt a time when fascism is at our doors, we must do all we can to safeguard our sacred First Amendment right to protest,\u201d Boylan wrote on X.\n<\/p>\n
Layla Law-Gisiko also thanked the mayor for his veto on social media, and her campaign confirmed to amNewYork that she, too, would oppose an override if elected.\n<\/p>\n
Carl Wilson, who is endorsed by Council Speaker Julie Menin, would support an override, his campaign said.\n<\/p>\n
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