Central Park 5 exoneree and council member says police stopped him without giving a reason
Associated PressNew York City Council Member Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated group of men known as the Central Park Five, says he was stopped and pulled over by police without being given an explanation. The police stop in New York City on Friday casts a renewed light on a police transparency bill, called the How Many Stops Act, that City Council members are set to vote on Tuesday to override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto. Salaam won a seat on the New York City Council in November and represents a central Harlem district. “At a time when Black and Latino New Yorkers continue to be disproportionately subjected to unconstitutional stops that go underreported, and civilian complaints of misconduct are at their highest level in over a decade, the need for basic transparency is clear,” New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said in a statement Friday about the legislation, before the traffic stop.
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