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Cops, Cuts, and Chaos: Adams and Hochul’s Public Safety Theater Continues to Harm New Yorkers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eliel Cruz Press@justicecommittee.org In response to Mayor Eric Adam’s preliminary budget proposal...

Dec 17, 20243 min read

Samy Feliz's Testimony at NYC Committee on Public Safety

Below is Samy Feliz's, brother of Allan Feliz, testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety on December 17, 2024 on...

Nov 13, 20245 min read

Disciplinary Trial Against NYPD Officer Who Killed Allan Feliz Ends Early, Full of Lies by NYPD & Obstruction By Trial Commissioner Maldonado

The disciplinary trial against Lt. Jonathan Rivera for the killing of Allan Feliz in 2019 concluded today with summations...

Oct 29, 20245 min read

31 City and State Electeds Demand Accountability for 2019 Killing of Allan Feliz, Call on Administration to Act Swiftly Amid Ongoing NYPD Turmoil

City and State elected officials called on the Adams administration to ensure accountability for the 2019 killing of Allan Feliz

Oct 18, 20245 min read

Family of Allan Feliz Call On Mayor Adams To End Corruption And Hold NYPD Lt. Rivera Accountable For Murder

Media contact: Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Family of Allan Feliz Call On Mayor Adams To End Corruption...

Sep 23, 20244 min read

Parents of Antonio Williams Slam CCRB Decision Not To Bring Charges Against Officers Who Killed Their Son During an Improper Stop

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Kristine Mikkelsen, kmikkelsen@spitfirestrategies.com Parents of Antonio Williams Slam CCRB...

Sep 12, 20241 min read

NYPD Corrupt Commissioner Caban forced to resign. Mayor Adams and Other Top Cops Should Follow.

“We welcome the forced resignation of corrupt NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban. Mayor Eric Adams and other top NYPD officials should follow."

Sep 4, 20241 min read

Family of Andre Mayfield Reacts to Viewing Footage of His Killing by NYPD

Media Contact Yul-san Liem press@justicecommittee.org September 4, 2024 – After meeting with the Attorney General’s Office and viewing...

Sep 4, 20245 min read

NYPD Disciplinary Trial Finally Scheduled for Cop Who Killing Allan Feliz after Four and a Half Years of Delays

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NYPD Disciplinary Trial Finally Scheduled for Cop Who...

Aug 27, 20243 min read

Justice Committee Testimony Urging City Council To Vote No on Randy Mastro Appointment

My name is Donavon Taveras. I was born and raised in Bushwick and am the Community Safety Coordinator for the Justice Committee, a...

Aug 27, 20242 min read

Iris Baez Testimony Against Randy Mastro Appointment

My name is Iris Baez, I am the mother of Anthony Baez, who was murdered by NYPD Officer Francis Livoti in 1994 with a chokehold that was...

Aug 12, 20243 min read

Under Mayor Adams, CCRB Report Shows NYPD Refusal To Discipline Abusive Cops

Media Contact Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org Under Mayor Adams, CCRB Report Shows NYPD Refusal To Discipline Abusive Cops In...

Jul 2, 20242 min read

After Dragging Its Feet for Over A Year, NYPD Finally Serves Charges to Lt. Jonathan Rivera for Killing Allan Feliz

Media Contact Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 2, 2024 “It’s been almost five years since my brother...

Jul 1, 20242 min read

Families of Win Rozario, Allan Feliz, Antonio Williams, and Delrawn Small Respond to NYC FY25 Budget

The NYPD routinely obstructs discipline of police when our loved ones are killed.

Jun 27, 20242 min read

Systemic Refusal to Discipline Abusive NYPD Cops Hits Crisis Level Under Mayor Adams and Commissioner Caban

Media Contact Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org In response to today’s expose of systemic police impunity under Mayor Eric Adams and...

Jun 20, 20243 min read

Samy Feliz - CRC Public Safety Hearing Testimony

My name is Samy Feliz. I was born, raised and live in Washington Heights. My mother and sister are both part of the Washington Heights...

Jun 20, 20243 min read

Natasha Duncan - CRC Public Safety Hearing Testimony

Good evening. My name is Natasha Duncan. I come from East Flatbush and am a public school teacher. I’m testifying today because as...

May 3, 20244 min read

Family of Win Rozario Reacts To Release of Police Body Worn Camera Footage of His Killing

MEDIA CONTACTS: Yul-san Liem, yul-san@justicecommittee.org Akash Singh, akash@drumnyc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2024 New York,...

Apr 24, 20242 min read

Mayor’s Removal of CCRB Board Chair is Another Dangerous Move to Shield the NYPD from Accountability

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2024 In response to the news that Mayor Eric Adams...

Apr 12, 20244 min read

Family of Kawaski Trawick Outraged by Decision Not to Fire Officers Who Killed Him

MEDIA CONTACTS: Kristine Mikkelsen, kmikkelsen@spitfirestrategies.com Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April...

Feb 28, 20243 min read

After Four-Year Process, NYPD Commissioner Lets Officer Who Assaulted Harlem Youth & Peppered Sprayed CopWatcher Off with a Slap on the Wrist

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org After Four-Year Process, NYPD Commissioner Lets Officer Who Assaulted Harlem Youth &...

Jan 30, 20242 min read

The How Many Stops Act Veto Override is a Victory for the Movement and New Yorkers

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittte.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY––January 30, 2024––In response to the City...

Jan 19, 20243 min read

The Mayor’s How Many Stops Act Veto is a Betrayal of Families who’ve lost loved ones to the NYPD and NYC Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 01/19/24 Media Contact: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org New York, NY––January 19, 2024––In response to...

Jan 12, 20242 min read

Increase in NYPD Misconduct Complaints is a Blaring Alarm: NYC Needs a New Approach to Public Safety

This alarming spike in NYPD misconduct complaints under Eric Adams is not simply a statistic – it's a blaring alarm:

Dec 22, 20233 min read

Letter from Families Who've Lost Loved Ones to the NYPD in Support of How Many Stops Act

December 19, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams Members of the New York City Council City Hall New York, NY 10007 Dear City Council Members and Mayor...

Dec 21, 20234 min read

Letter to Mayor & NYPD Commissioner CCRB Prosecution of Lt. Jonathan Rivera for Killing Allan Feliz

December 21, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams City Hall New York, NY 10007 Police Commissioner Edward Caban New York Police Department 1 Police...

Nov 22, 20233 min read

Gov. Hochul & Mayor Adams' Misguided Budget Priorities Undermine Public Safety and Well-being

Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images and Scott Heins/Getty Images. FOR IMMEDIATE...

Oct 17, 20234 min read

On 4th Anniversary of Allan Feliz’s Death, Family & Supporters Call For Firing Of Cop Who Killed Him

Media Contact Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On 4th Anniversary of Allan Feliz’s Death, Family and...

Sep 28, 20237 min read

Advocates and Electeds rally for officers who killed Black gay man, Kawaski Trawick, to be fired

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE for September 28, 2023 Advocates and elected officials rally for officers who killed Black gay man, Kawaski...

Sep 25, 20234 min read

Draft NYPD Report Recommends Charges Dropped Against Cops Who Killed Kawaski Trawick

MEDIA CONTACT: Kristine Mikkelsen, kmikkelsen@spitfirestrategies.com, Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE for...

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