Mackenzie Nichols Staff WriterAfter hundreds of musicians advocated for New York to repeal the 50-A legislation, which safeguarded police officers from being held accountable for brutality, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he will sign the repeal, which passed by lawmakers on Tuesday.The 50-A legislation was first passed in the 1970s, but conversations about its validity resurfaced in response to the murder of Eric Garner in 2014 at the hands of a police officer.