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Committee On Women and Gender Equity Passes Bill Establishing a Street Harassment Prevention Board

The board is tasked with identifying more sustainable solutions to end street harassment, as policing and criminalization efforts have not worked.

Committee On Women and Gender Equity Passes Bill Establishing a Street Harassment Prevention Board
Cat Agonis for Bushwick Daily.

Committee On Women and Gender Equity Passes Bill Establishing a Street Harassment Prevention Board

The board is tasked with identifying more sustainable solutions to end street harassment, as policing and criminalization efforts have not worked.

Committee On Women and Gender Equity Passes Bill Establishing a Street Harassment Prevention Board
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In a unanimous decision yesterday, the New York City Council’s Committee on Women and Gender Equity, led by outgoing Bushwick councilmember Darma Diaz, voted to create an advisory board focused on the prevention of street harassment.

The measure – Intro 2424-B – will require a board of advisors to advise the mayor and the City Council regarding the issue of street harassment. The board will have the duty…

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