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New York City mayor says fingerprints should be used to access public housing [View all]
Source: Reuters
New York City mayor says fingerprints should be used to access public housing
By Francesca Trianni
NEW YORK | Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:43pm EDT
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Friday that fingerprint technology should be used to admit residents to city-run housing projects as a way of increasing security.
"What we really should have is fingerprinting to get in," Bloomberg said while speaking on WOR-AM radio about ways to improve safety in public housing. "We've just gotta find some ways to keep bringing crime down there."
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Marc LaVorgna, a spokesman for the mayor's office, said Bloomberg was talking about using fingerprint technology to replace traditional locks.
Bill Thompson, the former city comptroller and sole African American candidate in the mayor race, called Bloomberg's fingerprint remarks "disrespectful" and "disgraceful."
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By Francesca Trianni
NEW YORK | Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:43pm EDT
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Friday that fingerprint technology should be used to admit residents to city-run housing projects as a way of increasing security.
"What we really should have is fingerprinting to get in," Bloomberg said while speaking on WOR-AM radio about ways to improve safety in public housing. "We've just gotta find some ways to keep bringing crime down there."
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Marc LaVorgna, a spokesman for the mayor's office, said Bloomberg was talking about using fingerprint technology to replace traditional locks.
Bill Thompson, the former city comptroller and sole African American candidate in the mayor race, called Bloomberg's fingerprint remarks "disrespectful" and "disgraceful."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/16/us-usa-politics-bloomberg-idUSBRE97F10H20130816
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