Reilly, at today’s Joint Budget Hearing on Local Government, had an exchange with Mayor Eric Adams about the issue of growing crime in New York City, in particular petit larceny. Reilly has advocated for a slate of bills that would address the underlying problems related to these crimes.
READ MORE“Today’s announcement is a win in the battle for common sense, but make no mistake, this falls short of total victory. As we continue to move further away from that shameful period of policymaking, I am once again calling on the Mayor to do the right thing by automatically reinstating all municipal employees terminated as a result of the city’s vaccine mandate, as well as providing them with adequate back pay. It is the least that this city can do to make up for the anxiety and turmoil it caused for so many families.”
READ MORECarter was a decorated member of the New York City Police Department, having earned two Excellent Police Duty Awards, and was honored by the Staten Island Advance in 1995 after stopping a knife-wielding robber who preyed on senior citizens riding elevators at the Stapleton Houses. As a community leader, Carter was involved with the department’s youth explorers program and coached a youth softball league.
READ MORE“At $227 billion, Governor Hochul’s budget proposal is the most expensive in state history and, if enacted, would be the largest in the nation, only second to California’s. I’ve said it time and time again, we cannot continue down this path; we cannot continue to expect New York’s working families to shoulder an increased tax burden, the result of wasteful, reckless government spending, especially at a time when the cost of everyday supplies like groceries and fuel remain so inflated.”
READ MOREAs part of this package, Reilly is introducing legislation intended to mitigate the serial theft of low-dollar items by permitting prosecutors to aggregate charges within an 18-month period, potentially elevating Petit Larceny – a theft of less than $1,000 – to Grand Larceny – a theft exceeding $1,000 and up to as much as $1,000,000. In some cases, this would also make the qualifying offense bail eligible.
READ MORE“The bottom line is that our community, and those like it around the state, are at a breaking point. As a legislator, as a former law enforcement officer, as a father, and as a private citizen, I say no more half-measures, no more half-baked ‘solutions.’ We need to take action, right now, and I am ready to get to work.”
READ MORE“The Governor said that this is an agenda that would bring both sides together, and while I am prepared to see this important work through, I recognize that it is going to take my colleagues across the aisle to get it done — so let’s get to work!”
READ MOREAs Vice Chair, Reilly’s responsibilities will include working with senior leadership to coordinate the day-to-day operations of the Conference, as well as working with leadership from across the aisle to develop policies that benefit all New Yorkers.
READ MORE“As one of the first state elected officials who came out against this ridiculous policy and others like it, I am pleased to see that this has finally been settled in court. Justice Frank’s ruling confirms that this policy improperly infringed on the rights of our police officers, and I am eager to see the impact that this has on similar mandates affecting other city employees.”
READ MORE“After many years of advocating for these common sense reforms, I was pleased to learn that several of them made their way into the state legislature’s final proposal on Mayoral Control. Last night I voted in favor of that bill, which grants a two-year extension on Mayoral Control, expands the composition of the governing board by adding more parental appointments, and protects appointees from being removed from the board without just cause, among other changes.”
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