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Jim Walden: “There's already a provision in the city charter that's…”

Featuring: Jim Walden, Attorney, Former Candidate, New York City Mayoral Election 2025

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New York City Mayoral Candidate Jim Walden Discusses Public Safety, Education, and Transit Policies

Published | Video Starts at 03:26

Micromanaging, as you said, how do you strike the balance between micromanaging and accountability for how the police are running? That's a fantastic question. And let me just clarify. What the Post didn't cover is There's already a provision in the city charter that's supposed to put guardrails on the City Council's ability to impact things like police operations. It's just that that guardrail is not working. We need a better guardrail. So all my proposal is going to do is increase the threshold for votes so that if … (03:26–03:36)

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Asserts that the city charter includes a provision to limit the City Council's influence over police operations.

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