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members plead for NYPD protection

after receiving ‘scary’ threats
By Amanda Woods , Larry Celona , Craig McCarthy and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Published April 26, 2024, 2:31 p.m. ET

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A squad of anti-cop City Council members are singing a different tune after getting death threats — and
are now pleading with New York’s Finest to come to the rescue, The Post has learned.

Staffers for the cop-bashing pols complained to each other and council security staffers about the “scary”
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“It’s disgusting,” one staffer texted a council colleague. “I’ve clutched my non-existent pearls at some of
the threats made against [Councilman Chi] Osse (D-Brooklyn). And some have been thought to be
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credible as per security and NYPD.

“And for him to be such a critic, if the PD says we need to evacuate/be careful and then listen.”

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A staffer for Councilwoman Shahana Hanif (D-Brooklyn) complained about “elevated” and “especially
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Salaam, who chairs the council’s public safety committee,
also raised eyebrows in January when he was pulled over on a routine traffic stop — only to publicly bash
the cop for doing his duty.

Rivera’s staff even went after the FDNY in January , demanding that an East Village ladder company take
down its “red line” US flag, calling it “fascist” and “politically charged.”

The flag had been raised to honor the six firefighters from Ladder Co. 11 who died on 9/11.

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City Councilwoman Shahana Hanif was arrested by the NYPD at a
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City Councilman Chi Osse has come under fire — and faced death threats — for his pro-Palestinian comments.
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All four council members have run afoul of pro-Israeli New Yorkers for publicly supporting pro-Palestinian
protests that have disrupted the Big Apple and college campuses in the state.

The demonstrations were sparked by Israel’s retaliation to an Oct. 7 sneak attack by Hamas terrorists.

Osse has called the pro-Palestinian cause “legitimate,” while Hanif, who once voted against an “End Jew
Hatred Day” council resolution, has blamed “rampant anti-Palestinian and Islamophobic sentiment” for
violent protests that have plagued the city.

The NYPD said Thursday that officers responded to a 911 call from Rivera’s office in Lower Manhattan on
April 16 after a staffer received a letter with “an unknown white powder” in the mail.

City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera has faced death threats for her stance on the Israeli-Hamas war.
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Police determined that the powder was not hazardous, but said the episode made Rivera’s staffers “feel
threatened for their safety.”

Law enforcement sources said the other pols also got threats, including a disturbing phone call to
Salaam’s office that prompted the NYPD to do a “security assessment” for the councilman.

Rivera and Hanif have both showed up at local precincts to complain about threats, the sources said.

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Anthony Painter
1 hour ago
were a cop there is no way I would risk my life for any of these people. If you did protect
If I
hem from a dangerous person they would turn right around and accuse you of misconduct,
or worse.
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Libby Clauwnz
32 minutes ago
hopefully the cops look the other way when it matters, you know what i mean. enjoy your

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Justin Continent
57 minutes ago
Where were they when Maxine Waters was sanctioning this type of behavior against

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Lsartmedia
1 hour ago
No special treatment.No police protection.
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