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New York Post
5 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Yusuf Salaam owes six figures in taxes, despite speaking fees
City Councilman Yusef Salaam — one of the exonerated Central Park Five — owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid federal taxes, despite making big money from speaking fees, The Post has learned. The anti-cop councilman owes between $100,000 and $250,000 to the IRS, his 2024 annual financial disclosure to the city Conflicts of Interest Board shows. Salaam, 51, insisted in the forms he is 'in the process of repaying all taxes' for the past two years. 5 Salaam owes big money to the IRS, financial disclosures reveal. Gregory P. Mango The Harlem pol won his seat in 2023, then took office at the start of 2024 — so it's not clear when the taxes owed date back to. His office declined to comment, and the IRS is barred from disclosing tax return information. Salaam maintains his mountain of debt despite making a killing in speaking fees since his surprise victory in 2023. He charges around $31,000 a pop for a virtual event — and closer to $40,000 to come talk about criminal justice in person. He's had at least 36 speaking engagements since announcing his run in 2023. 5 Salaam was 16 when the court proceedings took place in 1990. ASSOCIATED PRESS Since taking office last year, he raked in up to $250,000 in fees alone, records show — on top of the $148,500 salary he gets for his Council gig. The father of 10 also declared getting '$500,000 or more' annually from a trust, estate or other beneficial interest, likely the terms of his 2014 settlement with the city. NYC ended up paying $40.75 million to the members of the Central Park Five to settle a civil rights suit. Salaam's share was $7.125 million. 5 Salaam was arrested along with four other Black and Latino teenagers in the Central Park case in 1989. Andrew Savulich 5 Salaam served nearly seven years in prison on the since overturned conviction. NY Post File Photo This isn't the first controversy for the councilman, who's also chairman of the Public Safety Committee overseeing the NYPD. Last year he was caught motoring around the Big Apple with out-of-state license plates and alleged illegally tinted windows. He was living in Georgia for six years before running for office in the Big Apple and still had his Peach State plates. 5 Salaam says he's been in the process of repaying all taxes for the past two years. Ron Sachs – CNP for NY Post Salaam has been a vocal critic of the NYPD since being elected and among the lawmakers who pushed the controversial 'How Many Stops Act' that buries cops in paperwork. He was one of five Black and Latino teenagers wrongly accused, convicted and imprisoned for the assault and rape of a woman jogging in Central Park in 1989. After his arrest at age 15, Salaam served nearly seven years behind bars, before a re-examination of the case led to his conviction being tossed in 2002 — after career criminal Matias Reyes confessed to the attack and DNA evidence confirmed Reyes' involvement. Reyes had confessed during interrogation to being at the Central Park crime scene, but the admission was later determined to be coerced.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bill for free NYC trash bins heads to City Council for vote
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A bill to provide free NYC waste bins to owners of eligible buildings is heading to the City Council for consideration. The measure, introduced by City Council member Yusef Salaam, would make it so that the Department of Sanitation would distribute official NYC 55-gallon waste bins to owners of buildings with up to two dwelling units. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State Additionally, eligible building owners would need to be enrolled in the New York STAR or Enhanced STAR tax benefit program. Salaam is pushing for DSNY, or any other administering agency to establish and implement a program to reimburse eligible building owners who have already purchased the official NYC waste bins. More Local News The bill passed the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management and now heads to the City Council to be voted on before making its way to the Mayor for final approval. Trash rules requiring New York City residents and businesses to place their trash in 55-gallon bins with lids went into effect on Nov. 12. The change was meant to keep streets cleaner and make it more difficult for rats to find food. Penalties for not using an approved trash bin with a lid could result in a $50 fine for the first offense, $100 for the second offense, and $200 for the third and subsequent offenses. Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
