NYC Council expected to back taskforce to study reparations

New York’s City Council is set to vote Thursday to authorize a controversial a task force to study reparations for black residents — a move that could lead to a call for billions in tax payer spending, as it has in other cities. The city legislation would charge a nine-member task force with examining the “impact of slavery and past injustices for African Americans in New York City” and determining what, if any, monetary or nonmonetary reparations are necessary. Minority Leader Joseph Borelli (R) told The Post he would leave the city before he paid reparations. “I’ll move before I’ll pay,” Borelli said. “If they can introduce me to one New Yorker who owned a slave I’d be happy to consider it. But until then, I am not paying a dime as a reparation for a harm I did not cause, nor condone, nor once participated in.” The bill is likely to pass with nearly half of the council’s 51 members signed on as sponsors. Explore More The bill is similar to state legislation signed by Governor Kathy Hochul in December that established a statewide commission to review the same thing. Critics called that bill “divisive” and “unrealistic,” but civil...