In the latest crime-fighting measure following his stop-and-frisk initiative — which allowed police to stop people deemed acting suspiciously — Michael Bloomberg proposed fingerprinting the more than 600,000 people who live in public housing as a means of gaining entrance to their home. "Just like stop-and-frisk, this is another direct act of treating minorities like criminals," former Comptroller and mayoral candidate Bill Thompson said in a statement. "Mayor Bloomberg wants to make New Yorkers feel like prisoners in their own homes." Critics also said the idea echoed the Bloomberg administration's 2012 plan to require fingerprints from food stamp applicants.
"We live here all these years, I mean, what seems to be the problem? This is not jail,” said Deborah Gatling of the Chelsea Houses.
"He wants to prove we [live] here," said resident Alberta Hale. "All he has to do is ask to see the lease. [He] has to stop this mess.”
"I’m very glad. Give the opportunity to somebody who thinks like us,” added resident Stacey Quinones.
Friday, August 16, 2013
On WOR-AM, Bloomberg Said That City Public Housing Tenants Should Be Fingerprinted To Improve Safety City public housing tenants should all be fingerprinted, Mayor Bloomberg said Friday, sparking an uproar from Democratic mayoral hopefuls. 'What ...
Friday, August 16, 2013
“New York City public housing tenants should be fingerprinted as a way of keeping criminals out of their buildings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested Friday, adding that the buildings often had broken locks that allowed trespassers ...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
“Flipside of the argument is, well, fingerprinting helps detect fraud. I understand that, I understand that. My position is this; there are many ways to detect fraud, especially nowadays, you don’t need fingerprinting,” Governor Cuomo ...
Thursday, January 5, 2012
"Unfortunately, Mayor Bloomberg and I couldn’t disagree more -- fingerprinting food stamp applicants is a time-consuming and unnecessary process, which stigmatizes applicants and has prevented 24,000 New Yorkers from getting the help they deserve," said ...
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