Councilman Robert Holden will introduce legislation to repeal the city’s controversial chokehold law, which was overwhelmingly adopted by the Council in June but vehemently opposed by the NYPD and police unions.
But a recent State Supreme Court Justice’s dismissal of the unions' request for a preliminary injunction could leave the Queens Councilman’s legislation short of oxygen in a chamber that approved the restraint statute by a 47 to 3 vote. It was signed into law by Mayor de Blasio July 15.
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