New York City Community Leaders and Organizations, Including NYPD, Actively Involved in Thanksgiving Food Drives and Turkey Giveaways; NYPD Faces Criticism Over $500 Million Radio System Plan

Several community leaders and organizations in New York City, including the Pakistani American Law Enforcement Society, The Harvest Drive, CM Francisco Moya, the Oscar De La Hoya Foundation, PCNY, and NYPD, have been actively involved in giving back to the community by organizing Thanksgiving food drives and turkey giveaways. Meanwhile, the NYPD is facing criticism for its plan to spend $500 million on a new radio system that will encrypt officers' communication, limiting public access to police radio communications. State Sen. Michael Gianaris has outlined a bill to preserve the news media's access to police radio communications amidst the controversy.