New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg sued the City Council Tuesday in an attempt to overturn the law aimed at curbing the use of its controversial police stop and search policy .
10 days ago , the Legislative Council passed the measure , along with another bill to establish an independent watchdog to monitor the New York Police Department , although he warned that the legislation would threaten public safety override the mayor 's veto.
Security Council voted to less than two weeks later, a federal judge ruled that the department stop - and - search policy , according to the officials suspected of engaging in criminal activity to stop their high- crime areas , who are unconstitutional , because it disproportionately target minorities .
The bill prompted Bloomberg's lawsuit to expand the definition of racial profiling to New Yorkers who believe they have the right to sue the police targeted in state court .
In Manhattan 's state Supreme Court , claiming that the bill is invalid because it is the country's criminal procedure law , or CPL, the jurisdiction of the police standards and procedures that must be followed replaced .
"CPL field of criminal proceedings to seize the legislation to prevent local legislation, including the Council , through the local laws in this regard , " the lawsuit said .
These two bills through the City Council and the Federal Court ruling sharp defeat Bloomberg , it is important to reduce the city's crime dramatically in the past two decades has defended to stop and search. He will leave office at the end of this year , his third term as mayor.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn , one of the leading Democratic candidate for mayor , voted against racial profiling bill , although she voted for the bill creates an outer NYPD Inspector General subpoena power .
However, she was on Tuesday , the City Council the right to amend legislation to stop and search policy defense .
Mayor Bloomberg can sue all he wants , but in the end of the day , we will successfully repulsed this unwise action , and ensure that the privileges of the City Council reform , stop search, "she said in an e-mail said in a statement . "
The city's top lawyer Michael Cardozo , said in a statement , said that the lawsuit is necessary to ensure that the Council has not exceeded its competence .
"Local legislative bodies should not be affected in this way the legal regulation and law enforcement activities , " he said. "This is a matter governed by the state legislature ."
The Commission's original law passed in June, barely a veto-proof majority , Bloomberg rejected them in July , the challenge will be covering him.
The city is also stopped and searched federal appeal against the judgment of the United States District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin, called the strategy "indirect racial profiling ," and appointed a monitor to oversee the reform street station . Monitor, former chief counsel Peter Zimroth city , will be from the NYPD Inspector General .



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