Newly elected New York City Councilman Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated Central Park Five, was pulled over by NYPD officers while driving with his family in Harlem without being given a valid reason for the stop. The incident has raised concerns about NYPD transparency, especially as the City Council, where Salaam serves as the Chair of the Public Safety Committee, is set to override Mayor Adams's veto of the 'How Many Stops' act. The NYPD released a statement and body cam footage claiming the stop was legal and professional. Mayor Adams is set to ride along with the NYPD as the council prepares for the vote.
Councilmember Yusef Salaam was stopped by police Friday night and said he wasn’t given a reason for the stop, a claim the NYPD disputes. The City Council is set to vote to override Mayor Adams’s veto of the How Many Stops Act. https://t.co/Lyg1gRRZAF
Mayor Adams defends his veto of the “How Many Stops Act” as NYC Council leaders mount a final internal lobbying push to line up the necessary support to override him https://t.co/oOwIRWVUgq
I’m thankful @NYCMayor is taking a stand. @NYCCouncil needs to let the men and women @NYPDnews do their jobs. https://t.co/zdt0gsy0QZ
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This fully legal stop is being used as an excuse to override the @NYCMayor’s veto. Why would police officers want to do their jobs? This officer has already been punished for actually doing his. “Yusef-salaams-traffic-stop-was-correct-and-no-reason-to-make-nyc-less-safe”…
New 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. https://t.co/aLZAaapBbA
Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam’s traffic stunt jeopardizes public safety https://t.co/69yzvK5mgV https://t.co/KmIWo6g7gE
After NYPD cops pull over Yusef Salaam, allies focus on reason for stop Participants on a group phone call with Councilman Salaam backed up his assertion that he asked a police officer who stopped him in Harlem why he was being pulled over. https://t.co/aDFNMp47Ie
Yusef Salaam, the newly elected New York City Council member who was wrongfully convicted in 1990 as a member of the Central Park Five, was pulled over in Harlem on Friday night. Salaam said the officer who stopped him should have explained why. https://t.co/J84UMgrPeT
Central Park 5 exoneree and council member Yusef Salaam says police stopped him without giving a reason https://t.co/dvn30vT9nW https://t.co/bFhH61iaUJ
Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam’s traffic stop was correct, and no reason to make NYC less safe https://t.co/T3FeTH8Ylm https://t.co/Pm7jtPzx1i
Good morning Mayor @NYCMayor @NYCMayorsOffice ! With all due respect are you not going to hold councilman @dr_yusefsalaam accountable for his statement? Had the body-cam not been reviewed two police officers would’ve been disciplined or fired. I disagree with your statement about… https://t.co/aKb7qPpW05
Good morning Mayor @NYCMayor @NYCMayorsOffice ! Are you not going to hold councilman @dr_yusefsalaam for his statement? Had the body-cam not been reviewed two police officers would’ve been disciplined or fired. I disagree with your statement about keeping Mr.Yusef on the Public… https://t.co/QuEtchtVpM
That @SandyforCouncil council hasn’t apologized to the NYPD and continues to perpetuate a lie to further divide shows that she should resign. Any council member who continues the fallacy of @dr_yusefsalaam lawful traffic spot should resign. @ShahanaFromBK @CMBrooksPowers https://t.co/NYyx23EGqu
NYPD bodycam shows officer pulling over NYC councilman Salaam, exonerated Central Park Five member https://t.co/p2SBskaQ1d https://t.co/h6zI3wIYFB
Body cam shows officer pulling over NYC councilman Yusef Salaam, exonerated member of Central Park 5 https://t.co/7o9uWWbEbc https://t.co/sCgnu6gaye
The New York Police Department has released bodycam video of an officer pulling over New York City Councilman Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated members of the Central Park Five. https://t.co/t9nM3mlUMV https://t.co/t9nM3mlUMV
The New York Police Department has released body cam video of an officer pulling over New York City Councilman Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated members of the Central Park Five. https://t.co/SY5VBzk48Y
City Councilmember Yusef Salaam said he was stopped by police on Friday while driving in Harlem and was never told why he was pulled over. Footage shared by police shows an officer letting Salaam go after learning he was a city official. https://t.co/lFme8bry5f
“I introduced myself as Councilman Yusef Salaam, and subsequently asked the officer why I was pulled over. Instead of answering my question, the officer stated, 'We're done here,' and proceeded to walk away” @dr_yusefsalaam Chair Of The Public Safety Committee #NYPD https://t.co/DY24FWwPjL
Newly elected City Councilmember Yusef Salaam says he was pulled over by police Friday night while driving with his family. The NYPD has released body cam footage of the stop. https://t.co/yDXjiIlkv1
NYPD releases body cam of officer pulling over NYC councilman Yusef Salaam https://t.co/K8FEpnr3fX
City Councilman Yusef Salaam, member of ‘Central Park Five,’ says NYPD pulled over his car without explanation https://t.co/pFOoNXPfyW https://t.co/8SvzRMSaZy
No surprise that @dr_yusefsalaam who was breaking traffic laws and then generously let go decides to race bait to further handicap the NYPD. If anything he should have been ticketed and held accountable for his actions. @ShahanaFromBK @CMBrooksPowers lying on their tweet. https://t.co/9WG4ntSDYg
The most deplorable thing about this incident is that the @NYCCouncil tried to turn it into an anti-NYPD scandal. https://t.co/pxxzhJQG1B
The alleged traffic stop comes years after Salaam was wrongfully arrested and imprisoned in the infamous "Central Park Five" case. https://t.co/zRR8HlhylB
The New York City Police Department is releasing the following statement after an officer conducted a legal and professional stop of New York City Councilmember Yusef Salaam’s vehicle in the 26th precinct yesterday: https://t.co/l0LBtXSOfs
.@dr_yusefsalaam survived being wrongfully imprisoned by the NYPD. He became a Councilmember and the Chair of the Public Safety Committee. But still, he was stopped last night by NYPD — for seemingly no reason. We need police transparency now. #HMSA https://t.co/vod7vfZ2Td
‘Central Park 5’ NYC Councilman Yusef Salaam pulled over by cops without reason days before How Many Stops Act vote https://t.co/hPd97P8MB0 https://t.co/IJ4KlYtnIA
“Central Park Five” Councilman Yusef Salaam was pulled over by cops while driving through Harlem with his family. He said he was never given a valid reason why he was stopped — a move he said calls into question how the cops justify their street stops. https://t.co/ljdw174Srf
Council Member Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated Central Park Five who was elected last year said he was stopped by police on Friday night as the NYPD is pushing back against a bill that would require more transparency on police stops. https://t.co/403YCjxDYD
.@NYCCouncil Member @dr_yusefsalaam, of Exonerated Five, was stopped by police last night, says when he ID’d himself as an elected and asked why he was being stopped, officer just said, “We’re done here” https://t.co/2vRRXqI7OW
Mayor Adams to ride along with NYPD as NYC Council set to override veto on 'How Many Stops' act https://t.co/ok2ZmyOJRv https://t.co/b3ML86tROA