Good - protest is in the DNA of our city, from Stonewall to No Kings. I applaud @mayor.nyc.gov for issuing his first veto in defense of New Yorkers’ right to speak out.
@thecityreporter.nycNEW: Mayor Zohran Mamdani will veto a controversial bill approved by the City Council last month instructing the police department to establish anti-protest “buffer zones” around schools and educational institutions, THE CITY has learned.
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Mamdani To Veto School Protest 'Buffer Zone' Bill
A separate protest bill affecting houses of worship has a veto-proof majority in the City Council.