Althia Stevens discusses Intro 460 to abolish city gang database, cites disproportionate impact on young men of color

Council member Althia Stevens discussed Intro 460 on Bronx Talk, describing it as a City Council measure to abolish the criminal-group (gang) database. "To me the gang database is a place where 99% of the people that's on the gang database are young men of color," Stevens said, framing the database as discriminatory in practice.

Stevens criticized the database's criteria for listing people and the lack of transparency about how someone could find out whether they were on the list or get removed. "You don't know if you're on it...you don't know how to get off of it," she said.

Stevens said the bill has gathered sponsors and that she believes it will move forward: "I believe we're up to like 26 sponsors." She framed the proposal as part of a broader conversation about public-safety tactics and said the database is not the only way to tackle gang-related crime.

What's next: The interview recorded discussion and sponsor counts but no committee action or Council vote. Stevens described the bill as an ongoing effort and did not present a formal vote tally or implementation plan during the program.

Reporting notes: Stevens' "99%" statistic and the sponsor count were stated on-air; the transcript did not include source documents or a city agency response. The program did not record a Council vote or hearing schedule.