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Mamdani Expected to Reject Bill Involving Police at School Protests

The bill would compel the police to release plans on how it intends to manage protesters by educational facilities. It passed without a veto-proof majority.

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The expected veto would be Zohran Mamdani’s first as mayor and was another sign of the growing tensions between the Council and City Hall early in the mayor’s tenure.

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Dana Rubinstein

April 24, 2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday is expected to veto a City Council bill that would have required the New York Police Department to publicize plans to deploy security perimeters around educational facilities during protests.

Mr. Mamdani signaled his intention to veto the legislation in a phone call on Friday with a prominent backer of the bill, according to someone familiar with the call.

The veto, which would be Mr. Mamdani’s first as mayor, was another sign of the growing tension between the Council and City Hall early in the mayor’s tenure.

A spokesman for Mr. Mamdani had no immediate comment.

“Ensuring students can enter and exit their schools without fear of harassment or intimidation should not be controversial,” the Council speaker, Julie Menin, said in response to the expected veto. “This bill simply requires the N.Y.P.D. to clearly outline how it will ensure safe access when there are threats of obstruction or physical injury, while fully protecting First Amendment rights.”

She is seriously considering whipping enough votes to override Mr. Mamdani’s expected veto, according to two people familiar with her plans. The bill passed four votes short of a veto-proof majority.

The relationship between the city’s leading Democrats has been tumultuous, with Ms. Menin appearing eager to position herself as a Democratic counterweight to Mr. Mamdani, and the mayor

cutting a video to take shots at her

response to his proposed budget.

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