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Council Votes To Check NYPD's Power, Bloomberg Vows To Veto


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Christopher Robbins

Published Jun 27, 2013

Modified Aug 22, 2013


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Mayor Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly at the department's Domain Awareness System
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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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