NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin advanced watered-down “protest perimeter” bills (Int. 1-A/175-A) after NYPD consultations, scrapping mandatory 100-foot buffers and barriers around synagogues and schools for flexible “response plans” due in 90 days—earning police endorsement but drawing Mamdani’s “distinct shift” critique amid fears of dissent suppression. Menin rallied interfaith leaders framing it as hate-crime protection post-Manhattan protests, while civil liberties advocates and the mayor’s team warned of First Amendment risks and NYPD overreach under Commissioner Tisch. This rift underscores tensions between sanctuary ideals and protest controls.