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The wacky — and dangerous — NYC bills that could soon be law: Sick leave for pets, abolished gang database and an elephant ban

What a bunch of silly billies! Progressive Caucus City Council members are backing a slew of out-of-left-field bills, ranging from the potentially dangerous to the downright wacky, a Post analysis found. Some of those bills push for standard-issue progressive pipe dreams, such as abolishing the NYPD’s gang database or setting a $30 minimum wage. But 13 bills count as Grade A wack-a-doodle doozies — from banning elephants to letting pet owners take sick leave if their dogs are ill — by The Post’s reckoning. “They want the world to know this is what they believe in and this is what they fight for,” said Zilvinas Silenas, president of the Empire Center, an independent think tank. “They’re putting up a flag to say, ‘Hey, I’m the council member who’s all in on organic eggs” or, ‘I’m the council
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