Mayor Bloomberg, owner of one of the world’s largest media companies, yesterday said police-beat reporters have to accept getting booted out of 1 Police Plaza.
“This is not a First Amendment issue; this is a construction issue,” the mayor said. “We just don’t have enough room.”
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly sent reporters who cover the NYPD from Police Headquarters a letter saying they would have to evacuate the offices by July. Later, an NYPD spokesman said they might stick the press in a little-used conference room.