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Families of NYers Killed by NYPD Demand Halt on New Easier-to-Shoot NYPD Guns in Letter to Mayor
Families who have lost loved ones to the police criticize the decision to turn to new weaponry rather than investing in non-police safety...
JC Team
Sep 22, 20213 min read


Mom of Mohamed Bah Commends Dismissal of NYPD Lawsuit
Mrs. Hawa Bah Calls for NYC Mayor and NYPD fire Det. Edwin Mateo for Murdering Her Son Contact: Danny Kim, danny@justicecommittee.org,...
JC Team
Aug 6, 20213 min read


Family of Kawaski Trawick Responds to CCRB Decision to Substantiate Charges Against NYPD Officers
For Immediate Release: June 10, 2021 Contact: Hilary Lyons, hlyons@changethenypd.org, 646-653-2871 Family of Kawaski Trawick Responds to...
JC Team
Jun 10, 20215 min read


Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones to the NYPD Slam De Blasio Police Reform Plan
Families call for firing of officers who killed their loved ones, divestment from policing, and investment in communities Today, in...
JC Team
Mar 24, 20215 min read


Mom of Mohamed Bah Outraged by NYPD Legal Stunt to Kill CCRB Probe
Mrs. Bah Calls for Officers Who Killed Her Son to Be Fired, Defunding of the NYPD and Removal of NYPD from Mental Health Response In...
JC Team
Feb 5, 20212 min read


Mom and Family Outraged as Bx DA Declines to Charge Officers Who Killed Kawaski Trawick in His Home
I am heartbroken and outraged that Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark has chosen not to charge the officers who killed my son.
JC Team
Aug 12, 20203 min read


Open Letter to Gov. Cuomo from Families of NYers Killed by Police Re #SaferNYAct Victories
Governor Cuomo: We are parents, sisters, aunts, and other family members whose children, siblings, nephews, nieces, and loved ones were...
JC Team
Jun 14, 20204 min read


Families Declare Victory & Demand Governor Sign 50a Repeal, Special Prosecutor, & PoliceStat Bills
We are now putting Governor Cuomo on notice: if you resist signing these bills into law, the families will force you to do it.
JC Team
Jun 10, 20202 min read


NY Families Who've Lost Loved Ones to Police Call for Full Repeal of Police Secrecy Law, 50-a
Families who've lost loved ones to police are united in telling the NYS legislature to do a full repeal of police secrecy law, 50a.
JC Team
Jun 1, 20203 min read


Families Call on Cuomo and Albany Leaders to Pass Special Prosecutor Legislation and Repeal 50-a
In the strongest possible terms, we urge Governor Cuomo to.pass the special prosecutor legislation sponsored by AM Perry and Sen. Bailey....
JC Team
Jun 6, 20193 min read


Families of Those Killed by Police Outraged by Albany "Blue Lives Matter" Bill
We are outraged and extremely disappointed in all of the senators who voted to move the dangerous S335 out of the Codes Committee today.
JC Team
May 6, 20192 min read


Justice Committee Slams Pantaleo Defense Attorney’s Desperate Moves
In response to defense attorney Stuart London’s attempt to use NYPD Chief Surgeon Eli Kleinman’s review of the NYPD killing of Eric...
JC Team
Apr 4, 20192 min read


Mohamed Bah’s Mother Responds to Bah Civil Suit Settlement
Calls for NYPD to be Eliminated as First Responders to People in Emotional Crisis In response to the settlement of Bah v the City of NY...
JC Team
Mar 21, 20192 min read


Justice Committee Stands w/ Mohamed Bah's Mother in Calling for Eliminating NYPD as First Responders
In response to this statement from Hawa Bah, mother of Mohamed Bah, the Justice Committee released the following statement by Co-Director...
JC Team
Mar 21, 20191 min read
Justice Committee Condemns de Blasio Administration & NYPD for Lack of Swift, Complete Transparency
In response to the reported leaking of the names of four of the five NYPD officers involved in the April 4 killing of unarmed Saheed...
JC Team
Jul 27, 20181 min read
The Justice Committee Applauds NYS Assembly for Passing Police Accountability and Transparency Bills
In response to the NYS Assembly's passage of A5617 today and A5946 last week, the Justice Committee released the following statement from...
JC Team
Jun 12, 20181 min read
Press Release: Justice Committee Applauds NYS Assembly for Passing Police Reform Bills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 12, 2018 CONTACT: Yul-san Liem, 347.676.1878, yul-san@justicecommittee.org The Justice Committee Applauds...
JC Team
Jun 12, 20181 min read


Families of New Yorkers Killed by Police Urge NYS Legislature to Consult with them on AG Appointment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 8, 2018 Contact: Yul-san Liem, yul-san@justicecommittee.org, 347.676.1878 Families Call for Interim AG with...
JC Team
May 8, 20182 min read
Justice Committee Responds to Civil Trial Verdict Re NYPD Killing of Mohamed Bah
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | November 15, 2017 Contact: Yul-san Liem, yul-san@justicecommittee.org, 347.676.1878 In response to the civil...
JC Team
Nov 15, 20172 min read
Mother and Sister of Mohamed Bah, Killed by NYPD in 2012, Respond to Verdict in Civil Trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | November 14, 2017 Contact: Yul-san Liem, yul-san@justicecommittee.org, 347.676.1878 In response to the civil...
JC Team
Nov 14, 20172 min read


Discipline Trial Finally Rescheduled for Officer Wayne Isaacs for Killing Delrawn Small Over a Decade Ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Family and supporters “deeply concerned” about continued NYPD obstruction, potential bias of presiding NYPD deputy commissioner - and urge Mayor Mamdani to ensure a fair process with no additional obstruction New York, NY –– Today, following a meeting with the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), the brother of Delrawn Small and the Justice Committee announced that a discipline trial for NYPD Officer Wayne Isaacs, who kill
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Mayor’s Police Reforms Will Not Address NYPD’s Culture of Violence and Impunity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 12, 2026 Justice Committee: Mayor’s Police Reforms Will Not Address NYPD’s Culture of Violence and Impunity New York, NY — Earlier today, Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a slate of police reforms in response to last week’s revelation that the NYPD allowed Officer Salvatore Alongi, who killed 19-year-old Win Rozario in March 2024, to retire with a disability pension while awaiting a departmental trial, without proper notification to the CCR
Oct 123 min read


Parents of Win Rozario & Justice Committee Respond to Commissioner Tisch’s “Human Error” Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, October 9, 2026 Parents of Win Rozario & Justice Committee Respond to Commissioner Tisch’s “Human Error” Statement New York, NY — Following yesterday’s reveal that NYPD Officer Salvatore Alongi was allowed to retire in May while awaiting a departmental trial for the 2024 killing of Bangladeshi teen Win Rozario and that the NYPD still hasn’t submitted Alongi for state decertification in spite of state law requiring it, Police Commissioner Jessica
Oct 93 min read


NYPD Let Killer Cop Retire Amidst Pending Discipline Proceedings in Killing of Bangladeshi Teen Win Rozario
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 8, 2026 NYPD Let Killer Cop Retire Amidst Pending Discipline Proceedings in Killing of Bangladeshi Teen Win Rozario Family calls NYPD “corrupt,” says they feel “betrayed” by Mayor Mamdani and issues list of demands, including firing of second officer responsible for teen’s death New York, NY — Today, the family of Win Rozario held a press conference exposing that the NYPD let former Officer Salvatore Alongi, one of the two officers who
Oct 86 min read


NYPD Still Severely Underreports Stop-and-Frisks, Despite Court Oversight
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 29, 2026 NYPD Still Severely Underreports Stop-and-Frisks, Despite Court Oversight 13 years after landmark Floyd decision, NYPD continues illegal racial profiling with impunity New York, NY – In response to the newest court-appointed monitor’s report showing that NYPD is still severely underreporting stops, Justice Committee Executive Director Loyda Colón (they/them) released the following statement: “It’s been thirteen years since N
Sep 292 min read


Rest in Power, Iris Baez 🕊️
Iris was THE OG—the matriarch to families whose loved ones were murdered by police, not just in NYC but across the country and around the world. For over 3 decades, she never gave up the fight against police violence and brutality. While this is devastating news, we know she's being welcomed by the ancestors. Iris’s son #AnthonyBaez was killed by NYPD Officer Francis Livot in 1994 with an already-banned chokehold – 20 years before #EricGarner was killed in the same way. Antho
Sep 112 min read


The Moment We’re In - and How We Got Here
Part of the Meeting the Moment compilation, curated by Building Beyond Policing and Democratizing Justice Initiative. Read the entire issue: As the United States careens toward authoritarianism, the role of law enforcement as an enforcer of a specific political agenda — backed by ever-expanding powers, funding, militarization, and surveillance infrastructure — has never been clearer. But this ominous trend is not limited to federal law enforcement under the Trump regime; it m
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[Gothamist] Advocates say Mayor Mamdani's NYPD isn't curbing broken-windows policing
By Ben Feuerherd in Gothamist Aug 13, 2026 Elected officials and police reform advocates on Thursday called on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to rein in what they call a continuation of broken windows policing under his administration, after they watched criminal court arraignments across the city over several days this week. City Councilmember Sandy Nurse joined the advocates in front of Manhattan Supreme Court on Centre Street, and said she would keep the pressure on City Hall to ena
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