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[AmDam] Mamdani once called for his firing, now this NYPD officer faces discipline for another misconduct claim.

Published Thursday, May 7, 2026 By Tandy Lau Lt. Jonathan Rivera, who NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch refused to fire for killing Washington Heights man Allan Feliz, pleaded guilty last week to an Abuse of Authority allegation for unlawful summons from a 2023 incident. He will likely lose 20 vacation days, but keep his job after a separate substantiated misconduct complaint for an offense potentially punishable by termination. Previous calls to fire Rivera stem from him fatal

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May 73 min read

[City & State] Opinion: A new low for the NYPD

The cop who killed Delrawn Small now claims he wasn’t acting as a cop to avoid discipline. By Jumaane Williams and Julia Salazar When is a cop not a cop? Whenever it’s convenient, it turns out. We both vividly remember the sweltering day in July 2016 when an NYPD officer killed Delrawn Small, unarmed Black father. One of us was interning at a community organization; the other was already years into fighting the effects of abusive police violence on the streets as an activis

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Jan 94 min read

[Capital B] Delrawn Small’s Family Still Seeks Accountability 9 Years After NYPD Killing

Officer Wayne Isaacs was acquitted on murder and manslaughter charges in 2016. by Christina Carrega BROOKLYN, New York — In a neighborhood just miles from where his father was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer nine years ago, Zaiden Small sat on a couch, kicking and dangling his feet as he listened to stories about a man he never knew. He was a protector, a provider, and a man who had turned his life around. “I wish he would be right here. He’d just teleport rig

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Jan 99 min read

[Hellgate] Family of Allan Feliz Sues NYPD Commissioner Tisch for Refusing to Fire the Cop Who Killed Him

Tisch unlawfully swept aside damning evidence when making her decision to not fire Lieutenant Jonathan Rivera, the lawsuit claims. by Nick Pinto The family and supporters of Allan Feliz have filed a lawsuit against NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Wednesday night over her decision this summer not to discipline Lieutenant Jonathan Rivera, who shot Feliz to death in his car in the Bronx in 2019. Tisch's decision to let Rivera—who is still on active duty and has since been promot

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Oct 20, 20254 min read

[Hellgate] 'It Makes Us Feel Like the Trial Itself Was a Sham'

In an interview, the brother of Allan Feliz talks about NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch's decision to keep the cop who killed Feliz on...

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Aug 25, 20258 min read

[El Diario] El NYPD mató a mi hijo. Ahora la comisionada Tisch quiere que el policía culpable quede libre

Mi hijo, Allan Feliz, fue brutalmente asesinado por el entonces sargento Jonathan Rivera Ninguna madre está preparada para enterrar a su...

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Jul 10, 20255 min read

[Hellgate] NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Is Just Another Cop

Ever since Jessica Tisch became the head of the NYPD, she has been painted as a reformer, relatively immune to the stale cronyism that...

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Jul 9, 20253 min read

[AmDam] Allan Feliz remembered on Father’s Day as his family awaits justice

By Tandy Lau “He showed me what love looks like, what safety feels like, and how a girl should be treated,” wrote Kilsi Polanco about her...

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Jun 20, 20254 min read

[AmNY] Mothers of NYC police-involved shooting victims urge top cop Tisch to fire lieutenant behind 2019 killing

By Dean Moses Mothers bound by the grief of losing their loved ones in police-involved shootings put their heartbroken voices together...

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May 13, 20252 min read

[Daily News] The NYPD must fire this killer cop now

by Lourdes Rosado In her five months at the head of the country’s largest police department, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has taken...

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Apr 30, 20253 min read

[CBS] Protesters confront NYPD commissioner at speaking event

The protesters called on Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to remove Lt. Jonathan Rivera, who a judge recommended be fired after the...

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Apr 23, 20251 min read

[Hellgate] Adams and Tisch Promised Police Accountability. The Families of Two Men Killed by Police Are Still Waiting

Win Rozario was killed a year ago. Allan Feliz five years ago. The investigative and disciplinary process for the cops who killed them is...

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Apr 8, 20254 min read

[AmNY] Justice delayed, but will justice be denied over Allan Feliz’s killing?

by Tandy Lau for Amsterdam News Police reform advocates are waiting restlessly as NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch mulls over her first...

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Apr 3, 20252 min read

[NY Daily News] A year & no justice for Win Rozario

OpEd by Notan Eva Costa, the mother of Win Rozario. 19-year-old Bangladeshi teen, Win Rozario, was gunned down in his home by NYPD last...

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Mar 27, 20252 min read

[Amsterdam News] New law reveals NYPD stops more Black NYers using low-level encounters

by Tandy Lau The appropriately named How Many Stops Act recently revealed just how many stops the NYPD conducted last year since the law...

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Mar 13, 20252 min read

[News 4 NY] Local Officials Call on Firing of NYPD Lt. Rivera

News 4 NY's TV Coverage of Justice Committee's Press Conference on 3/6/25 calling on NYPD Commissioner Tisch to Fire Jonathan Rivera for...

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Mar 10, 20251 min read

[Telemundo] Piden Justicia para Allan Feliz

Telemundo's TV Coverage of Justice Committee's Press Conference on 3/6/25 calling on NYPD Commissioner Tisch to Fire Jonathan Rivera for...

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Mar 10, 20251 min read

[NBC] Family of man killed in 2019 traffic stop demands action

News 4 New York ’s Gaby Acevedo reports on the action the family of a man killed in a traffic stop in 2019 is asking for. CONTENT...

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Feb 20, 20251 min read

[them] How the Justice Committee Is Fighting for a World Without Police Violence

For four decades, the queer-led group of organizers and community members in New York City has been helping families affected by police...

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Feb 20, 20251 min read

[Gothamist] NYPD judge recommends firing of officer in 2019 Bronx civilian killing

An NYPD judge is recommending the termination of an officer who shot a man in the chest in a traffic stop in 2019, marking only the second..

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Feb 13, 20251 min read

Allan Feliz’s Family Challenges NYPD Commissioner's Refusal to Fire Killer Cop in State Supreme Court Hearing

Suit calls Commissioner Tisch’s decision to overturn her own deputy commissioner’s guilty verdict an abuse of discretion New York, NY – Today, the family of Allan Feliz asked the New York State Supreme Court to order NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to fire the police officer who killed him more than six years ago. In an oral argument on the landmark lawsuit filed by the family and Justice Committee in October 2025, their lawyers argued that Tisch abused her discretion when sh

May 146 min read

20 Electeds Deliver Letter Urging Mayor and NYPD Commissioner to Fire Jonathan Rivera Over Deadly Force & Repeated Misconduct

New York, NY –– Today, elected officials joined the family of Allan Feliz, advocates, and community members to call on NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to fire repeat offender Lt. Jonathan Rivera and Mayor Zohran Mamdani to ensure she does so. The rally was organized in response to a troubling plea deal offered to Rivera by the Civilian Complaint Review Board that would allow him to once again avoid meaningful discipline, despite his documented pattern of abuse, including kill

May 115 min read

20 City & State Elected Officials Call for the Immediate Firing of Lt. Jonathan Rivera in Letter to Mayor Mamdani & Commissioner Tisch

May 11, 2026 Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch New York Police Department 1 Police Plaza New York, NY 10038 Mayor Zohran Mamdani City Hall New York, NY 10007 cc: Jonathan Darche, Executive Director, Civilian Complaint Review Board Re: Call for the Immediate Firing of Lt. Jonathan Rivera Dear Commissioner Tisch and Mayor Mamdani, We, the 20 undersigned New York City, State and Congressional elected leaders, write to call for the immediate termination of Lt. Jonathan Rivera fro

May 113 min read

[AmDam] Mamdani once called for his firing, now this NYPD officer faces discipline for another misconduct claim.

May 73 min read

47 Organizations Issue Blueprint for Mayor Mamdani’s New Office of Community Safety

Ahead of Mamdani’s executive budget, coalition demands meaningful authority over NYPD, investments in services, and binding commitments for change NEW YORK — Today, a coalition of almost 50 organizations, including mental health providers, civil rights groups, legal services, religious, community, youth and immigration organizations cosigned a letter to Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Renita Francois, providing a blueprint for the Office of Community

May 44 min read

LETTER: Almost 50 Orgs Write to Mayor Mamdani’s New Office of Community Safety

Dear Mayor Mamdani, We, the undersigned, 48 organizations, write to share feedback, concerns and recommendations as you continue to develop the Office of Community Safety (OCS), move towards its expansion into a full Department of Community Safety (DCS), and further shape your administration’s approach to addressing the interconnected issues of homelessness, substance use and unmet mental health needs in ways that increase access to care and improve safety for all. For far to

May 15 min read

CCRB Plea Deal Keeps Notoriously Abusive Cop on the Street; Sparks Outrage and Demands for Mayor to Intervene

New York, NY – This morning, NYPD Lt. Jonathan Rivera avoided being fired for harming a New Yorker yet again, despite a record of 40 misconduct allegations and 7 lawsuits. In a shocking reversal, the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), which was on course to prosecute him and seek termination, offered Rivera a plea deal for his latest misconduct - issuing an unlawful summons. The deal means Rivera will avoid a discipline trial and is merely being docked vacation days. Thi

Apr 283 min read

Police Union’s Lawsuit is a Brazen Attack on Transparency Wins

Police Union’s Lawsuit is a Brazen Attack on Transparency Wins Rollbacks to 50-a would endanger communities and make police discipline even more difficult Yesterday, the Police Benevolents Union (PBA) filed an outrageous lawsuit against the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) over the release of police misconduct records. In response, Loyda Colón (they/them), Executive Director of Justice Committee, issued the following statement: "The PBA’s baseless lawsuit against the CC

Apr 222 min read