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NYC GOP mayoral candidates would gut IG's office

Originally published: July 10, 2013 8:40 PM
Updated: July 10, 2013 9:32 PM
By MATTHEW CHAYES  matthew.chayes@newsday.com

From left, New York City GOP mayoral candidates

Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | From left, New York City GOP mayoral candidates George McDonald, John Catsimatidis, and Joe Lhota get ready about one minute before their first television debate together. (July 10, 2013)

The leading Republican candidates for mayor said Wednesday night they would gut the inspector general's office that the City Council has voted for to oversee the NYPD.

Joe Lhota and John Catsimatidis slammed the legislation creating the position as well as another council bill banning racial profiling in policing, both of which passed last month with veto-proof majorities.

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