Source: New York Post
Council Speaker Julie Menin is expected to fast-track a new bill to create a buffer zone around schools during protests — after Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed the previous legislation, The Post has learned. The slightly tweaked legislation — which will narrow a previous bill by explicitly limiting the no-protest zones to around schools — is slated to sail through the full council in the coming weeks with an overwhelming majority, avoiding another legislative standoff with the mayor, according to insiders. The School Safe Access bill spells out that the buffer zones will apply to student-serving educational institutions, which sources say is a minor change that will help garner support from those who were previously on the fence.
