Showdown nears over gang plans
Setting the stage for a divided City Council to wrestle over who should oversee anti-gang programs, a key committee Wednesday asked department heads to come up with a plan to place it under mayoral control. Rachel Uranga in the Daily News.
Though the plan could take weeks to pass through several other committees, it further pits two opposing ideas - and their disputing backers - against each other.
"I think this will be a healthy debate," said Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, who authored Wednesday's motion and sits on the three-member Audits and Governmental Efficiency Committee that unanimously passed it. "It's been a political battle rather than about the battle for our kids."