How are former and current NYPD officers viewing, and preparing for, the ‘How Many Stops Act’?

As the City Council gears up to potentially override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of the controversial “How Many Stops Act” Tuesday, local NYPD officers are grappling with the possibility of the idea becoming law — which could add significant bureaucratic red-tape to their daily duties. 

“It would put cops at their desks for hours on end, when they should be on the streets dealing with out-of-control crime,” said one recently-retired NYPD officer.