New York City will move some of its funding from the New York Police Department to youth and social services, Mayor Bill De Blasio said on Sunday.
His announcement comes as discussions grow around the country about defunding police forces, with some activists calling on city officials to invest more of the city's budget in communities, especially marginalized ones where much of the policing occurs.The news also comes as protests continue nationwide following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. The demonstrations have at times been turbulent in New York, with acts of violence both by police and against them.
The officers who were suspended include one who is accused of shoving a woman to the ground in Brooklyn last Friday, and another who is accused of pulling down a protester's face covering and spraying them with paper spray that day.Both officers also face further disciplinary action. A supervisor who was in charge of the officer who shoved the woman has been reassigned, and more reviews are being done, de Blasio said.
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