Councilman Yusef Salaam — one of exonerated Central Park Five — calls for changing public safety laws after 7-year-old girl shot in NYC
Prominent city council member Yousef Salam, one of the acquitted Central Park Five, called for changes to public safety laws in the wake of Monday's shocking Harlem shooting that injured a 7-year-old girl. . The “senseless” possibly gang-related shooting in the Salaam neighborhood is just the latest act of gun violence to hit young people […]
Yusef Salaam flouted rules of the road long before traffic stop
City Council member Yousef Salam, notorious for his cop-bashing, had a long history of traffic violations after a young police officer accused him of driving with overly tinted windows last week. The cop ultimately broke Paul’s break, but many critics don’t believe he deserved it. The Manhattan Democrat has issued five fines and late fee […]
NYC councilman Yusef Salaam — one of the exonerated Central Park 5 — to chair committee overseeing NYPD
New York City's newly sworn-in City Councilman Yousef Salaam, one of the acquitted Central Park Five, will become chairman of the City Council committee that oversees the NYPD, according to City Hall officials. It's planned. Salaam's appointment to the Public Safety Committee is expected to be confirmed Tuesday afternoon as Assembly Speaker Adrian Adams reshuffles […]