"We heard you. You're right. We agree with you, protesters," Cuomo said, revealing a plan to "remake" police departments within a period of nine months.
“If you don’t do it, local government, you won’t get any state funding. Period. We're not going to tell you what to do. But we'll tell you have to go through the process. And you have to pass a law with your redesigned police force,” Cuomo said, setting a deadline for April 1.
'You won': Andrew Cuomo promises to deny funding for local police departments that don't pass race reforms