New York City Councilmember Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated Central Park Five, is facing calls to resign as Public Safety Chair after a traffic stop by the NYPD. Salaam was pulled over for driving a vehicle with Georgia license plates and illegally tinted windows that was not legally registered. The NYPD has released bodycam footage of the stop, which they describe as 'legal and professional.' Despite being an elected official, Salaam was not issued a ticket or arrested. The incident has led to a public debate, with some demanding an apology from Salaam for using his council title during the stop. Participants on a group phone call with Salaam during the stop have backed up his assertion that he asked why he was being stopped but did not receive an answer. Speaker Adams on NY1 stated that it was appropriate for Salaam to mention his councilmember title and emphasized that he was never told why he was stopped during the encounter.
The speaker is just as bad lying for the councilman. He used his title to get out of ticket. We all saw the same video. They don’t hide their lies anymore. His statement did not match the body-cam. It makes us all question was there really a conference call or a zoom that he… https://t.co/Z3fzYGyqL8
Speaker Adams on NY1 says "it was absolutely appropriate," for Salaam to give his councilmember title when pulled over. She defends him, emphasizing that it's true, "he was never told why he was stopped … the information came out afterwards."
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Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam’s traffic stunt jeopardizes public safety-he’s on a conference call driving with tinted windows God forbid he runs into a pedestrian. @NYCDriversunite @AFineBlogger https://t.co/mKXBjW6Tvi
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
After NYPD cops pull over Yusef Salaam, allies focus on reason for stop-city council progressive members needs to stop talking. This doesn’t look good. https://t.co/BvNmhy0f1t
The NYPD Pulled Over Yusef Salaam. Now Both Are Under Fire. - The New York Times-far left wing media is smearing the https://t.co/SopXc3PwGP y’all are saying Jordan Wright is a witnessed to this call and heard the interaction? @NYCPBA https://t.co/ZNdPlBAZYn
Yusef Salaam talked to the Times about the police stop. He + others confirm he did ask why he was pulled over, and wasn't given a reason. The audio on the body cam wasn't clear on that part. He also "denied having used his title to try to avoid a ticket." https://t.co/Kf9EtuDCPq
In his first interview since the police stop, Yusef Salaam tells @JeffCMays that he asked the officer why he was stopped and he didn’t answer: “We know that the danger is there every single time a Black man in particular gets behind the wheel of a car.” https://t.co/WeNcXClwEv
Yusef Salaam's traffic stop was correct, and no reason to make NYC less safe-those police officers should take legal action against the councilmembers. None of them issued a public apology. I hope the @NYCPBA will continue to support the officers. https://t.co/xdtfCO7FCG
The Central Park 5 were falsely convicted of the heinous crime, imprisoned for many years, and were ultimately exonerated. Donald Trump once took out a full-page ad in the Times calling for their execution. One of the group, Yusuf Salaam, is now a New York City councilman. https://t.co/YHvt0ylgLA
1. Why does a NYC Councilmember have Georgia license plates? 2. A lawmaker should not be a law breaker with tinted windows beyond legal limit. 3. If your tint is so dark that officer could not see you, it’s not about race. 4. Councilmen should not use title to get out of tickets. https://t.co/U4kWf2axlU
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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
NYPD defends 'legal and professional' traffic stop of 'Central Park 5' council member, releases bodycam video https://t.co/0ZXGhKNlbT
I’m proud our officers @nypd26pct for their professionalism and discretion. Harlem and our city are lucky to have you protecting us. @dr_yusefsalaam should have a private discussion with our cops. Work to be done in our city!! Let’s move on.. @NYCCouncil @NYPDnews @NYPDPC https://t.co/w2E9eeWtAz
NYPD bodycam shows officer pulling over NYC councilman Salaam, exonerated Central Park Five member https://t.co/p2SBskaQ1d https://t.co/h6zI3wIYFB
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This is a brief traffic stop. Too brief. An NYC city council member gets out of it, despite having illegally tinted windows and Georgia(?!) tags. Please watch the video. We never would know about it if the council member didn't make a deal of it, implying he was unjustly stopped. https://t.co/q3lG9Mlt53 https://t.co/VExJsafI3c
So the councilmembers that was on the call with him should also be held accountable for lying. Body-cam says something completely different. Politicians sitting up here lying and ya’ll expect the public to trust @NYCCouncil https://t.co/TvVAmYAiRv
So the councilmembers that was on the call with him should also be held accountable for lying. Body-cam says something completely different. https://t.co/TvVAmYAiRv
🧵I was on the call with @dr_yusefsalaam when he was stopped. I heard him ask why he’d been stopped and didn’t hear any answer from NYPD. I don’t care who you are or what type of stop it is, you should have the right to know basic info about why cops are stopping you 1/6 https://t.co/UtNOaOtBDf
Salaam and Councilmembers that jumped to conclusions should issue a public apology. Turns out that he was driving with dark tinted windows and out-of-state (Georgia) plates. As soon as @NYPDnews identified him, they wished him a good evening. https://t.co/g81nGvM45M
3 people who were on a conf call w/ Salaam during the exchange told me they heard him ask why he was being stopped but did not hear the officer reply. “We definitely heard him ask because we talked about it for many minutes afterwards," said @CMSandyNurse. https://t.co/XJnii4yh7B
New York City councilman Yusuf Salaam, who once took part in the gruesome gang rape of a jogger in Central Park, is now furious that an NYPD officer dared to pull him over for having illegally tinted windows. Salaam wasn’t even arrested or given a ticket, but after getting away…
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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
This is damning: an elected official with illegal tints and out-of-state plates, not legally registered, using his official title to evade the law. Worse yet, he lied about the exchange until NYPD set the record straight. CM Salaam should resign as Public Safety Chair. https://t.co/mJ2a8XYy1O
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Why is a NYC councilmember driving a vehicle with Georgia plates? He was also documented by a member of the press in June driving what appears to be another vehicle with Georgia plates. https://t.co/SaTPmQyHys https://t.co/CYSMt7DqoW
Not great that the NYPD declines to enforce traffic laws the instant it learns the driver who's been pulled over is an elected official! https://t.co/nkrhq3EtEq
Now the councilman @dr_yusefsalaam should apologize. @NYCCouncil @NYCMayor @NYCMayorsOffice @SalAlbaneseNYC @SammyRaveloNY @JCAndersonNYC @Maria4Dist6 @OneCityRisingNY @DarweeshHeiba https://t.co/2RzvITPJTg
Now the councilman @dr_yusefsalaam should apologize. @NYCCouncil @NYCMayor @NYCMayorsOffice https://t.co/2RzvITPJTg
I want to commend our NYPD team today along with @PANYNJ for being professional and legally aggressive with disruptive protesters in vehicles who were trying to cause chaos on our roads , bridges and airports. NOT T0DAY!! Pay those summons ….. https://t.co/T6xrSj2wXr https://t.co/vGAVonJlpA
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
City Councilmember Yusef Salaam says he won't participate in NYPD ride-along after being stopped Friday night. https://t.co/VNy791cGwm