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Gov. Cuomo, Jay Z talk justice reforms in NYC

Rap mogul Jay Z had an audience Wednesday with Gov. Andrew Cuomo—or did Cuomo have an audience with Jay Z?—as the two discussed potential changes to the criminal justice system, according to a Cuomo spokeswoman.

The meeting came a week after a Staten Island grand jury chose not to indict a white New York City police officer in the death of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old who was placed in a chokehold-like maneuver that was captured on video.

“Governor Cuomo and Shawn ‘JAY Z’ Carter had a productive conversation about doing a top to bottom review of the Criminal Justice system and how we can all work together to pass a reform package that ensures equality in the eyes of the law,” Cuomo Communications Director Melissa DeRosa said in a statement.

The meeting was first reported by the Daily Kos.

Cuomo has called for a “soup to nuts” review of the state’s police standards and grand jury policies, and has signaled it will be a major topic of conversation once the state Legislature returns to the Capitol for its regular session in June.