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    [Gothamist] Police should be disciplined for harassing woman who tried to videotape them
    JC Team
    • Jun 13
    • 1 min

    [Gothamist] Police should be disciplined for harassing woman who tried to videotape them

    The civilian-run board that investigates complaints of police misconduct recommended discipline for two New York Police Department...
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    [NY Focus] Here Are the New NYPD Gun Units’ Trainees. Many Have Histories of Excessive Force
    JC Team
    • May 23
    • 1 min

    [NY Focus] Here Are the New NYPD Gun Units’ Trainees. Many Have Histories of Excessive Force

    In March, New York City Mayor Eric Adams fulfilled his promise to revive recently disbanded plainclothes police teams and deploy them to...
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    [City & State NY] Another day of contradictory remarks from Eric Adams - this time on crime
    JC Team
    • May 19
    • 1 min

    [City & State NY] Another day of contradictory remarks from Eric Adams - this time on crime

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams was apparently hit with a double case of amnesia on Thursday. That, or he tried to pull a fast one on the...
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    [Gothamist] NYPD precinct faces outcry for 'hunting of man' Hemingway quote
    JC Team
    • Mar 18
    • 1 min

    [Gothamist] NYPD precinct faces outcry for 'hunting of man' Hemingway quote

    An Ernest Hemingway quote that celebrates the “hunting of man” is plastered on the wall of a Brooklyn police precinct house...
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    [NPR] New Yorkers want gun violence to end. A controversial police unit returns to help
    JC Team
    • Jan 22
    • 1 min

    [NPR] New Yorkers want gun violence to end. A controversial police unit returns to help

    An 11-month-old girl was struck by a stray bullet that hit the parked car she was in on a street in the Bronx Wednesday. Last night, two...
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    [DailyNews] The inquiry into Eric Garner’s death is putting infuriating facts on the record
    JC Team
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    [DailyNews] The inquiry into Eric Garner’s death is putting infuriating facts on the record

    Just days in, the extraordinary judicial inquiry into the Police Department’s killing of Eric Garner has already yielded painful...
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    [Gothamist] NYPD Officials Forced To Defend Handling Of Garner’s Killing In Rare Judicial Inquiry
    JC Team
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    [Gothamist] NYPD Officials Forced To Defend Handling Of Garner’s Killing In Rare Judicial Inquiry

    In more than ten hours of tedious questioning of police officers and supervisors under oath this week, a broader picture has begun to...
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    [DailyNews] NYPD cop admits charging Eric Garner with a felony after his death was a "total mistake"
    JC Team
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    [DailyNews] NYPD cop admits charging Eric Garner with a felony after his death was a "total mistake"

    One of the officers who wrestled Eric Garner to the ground during his fatal 2014 arrest testified Tuesday to falsely charging the Staten...
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    [DailyNews OpEd] With Garner inquiry, the whole system is on trial
    JC Team
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    [DailyNews OpEd] With Garner inquiry, the whole system is on trial

    OpEd by Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner and Loyda Colon, Justice Committee Executive Director
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    [AmNews] Supporters cont. call for firing of NYPD cop on anniv. of police killing of Mohamed Bah
    JC Team
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    [AmNews] Supporters cont. call for firing of NYPD cop on anniv. of police killing of Mohamed Bah

    Saturday marked the ninth anniversary of the 2012 police killing of Mohamed Bah. His mother, Hawa Bah, religious leaders and community...
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    [NY1] CCRB investigating NYPD shooting that killed man and officer (Video Interview)
    JC Team
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    [NY1] CCRB investigating NYPD shooting that killed man and officer (Video Interview)

    The parents of Antonio Williams say Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD are trying to hide the facts and are not being truthful about the...
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    [Patch] Families Of NYPD Shooting Victims Oppose New Cop Guns
    JC Team
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    [Patch] Families Of NYPD Shooting Victims Oppose New Cop Guns

    New, easier-to-fire weapons will make it easier for NYPD officers to "play the role of judge, jury and executioner," they said in a...
    5 views0 comments
    [Daily News] NYPD watchdog can investigate 2012 police killing of mentally ill Harlem man: judge
    JC Team
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    [Daily News] NYPD watchdog can investigate 2012 police killing of mentally ill Harlem man: judge

    An NYPD cop who fatally shot a mentally ill Harlem man has failed to block the city’s police watchdog from investigating.
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    [Daily News, LTE by JC ED] They Don't Deserve to Die
    JC Team
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    [Daily News, LTE by JC ED] They Don't Deserve to Die

    Manhattan: The Daily News Editorial Board acknowledges Deborah Danner, Kawaski Trawick and others killed by the NYPD, and those with...
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    [Amsterdam News] Mother of Eric Garner seeks to hold city officials accountable
    JC Team
    • Jul 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    [Amsterdam News] Mother of Eric Garner seeks to hold city officials accountable

    This week, New York State Supreme Court Justice Erika M. Edwards heard arguments for the judicial inquiry Carr v de Blasio.
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    [Univision] Informe revela que práctica de ‘stop and frisk’ en NY sigue afectando más a las minorías
    JC Team
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    [Univision] Informe revela que práctica de ‘stop and frisk’ en NY sigue afectando más a las minorías

    Un reporte de la organización Legal Aid Society señala que oficiales del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York continúan discriminando....
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    [BronxTimes] Family of Kawaski Trawick Responses to CCRB Substantiation of Charges Against NYPD
    JC Team
    • Jun 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    [BronxTimes] Family of Kawaski Trawick Responses to CCRB Substantiation of Charges Against NYPD

    The Civilian Complaint Review Board voted Wednesday to substantiate misconduct charges against NYPD Officers who killed Kawaski Trawick.
    3 views0 comments
    [Pix11] Mom of man killed by NYPD officers hopes for change after Chauvin conviction
    JC Team
    • Apr 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    [Pix11] Mom of man killed by NYPD officers hopes for change after Chauvin conviction

    MANHATTAN — The relatively swift jury deliberation and subsequent conviction of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder...
    3 views0 comments
    [USA Today] More Cities are Sending Civilian Responders, Not Police, on Mental Health Calls
    JC Team
    • Apr 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    [USA Today] More Cities are Sending Civilian Responders, Not Police, on Mental Health Calls

    NEW YORK – Mildred Galarza and Hawa Bah wish it were someone other than armed police officers who first encountered their loved ones when...
    4 views0 comments
    [USA Today] What should you do if you see police using excessive force? Legal experts say film it...
    JC Team
    • Apr 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    [USA Today] What should you do if you see police using excessive force? Legal experts say film it...

    ...In New York City, Steve Kohut is an organizer with Cop Watch, a program part of the grassroots group the Justice Committee that...
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    We Need a Transformative Approach to Public Safety –– NYC’s FY23 Budget Is Not It
    • Jun 14
    • 2 min

    We Need a Transformative Approach to Public Safety –– NYC’s FY23 Budget Is Not It

    In response to New York City Council passing FY23 Budget, Justice Committee released the following statement: "Last night, the New York...
    CCRB Substantiates Police Abuse of Harlem Youth, Bystander and Copwatcher Mercedes Pope
    • Jun 14
    • 5 min

    CCRB Substantiates Police Abuse of Harlem Youth, Bystander and Copwatcher Mercedes Pope

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 13, 2022––Today, the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) concluded their investigation into...
    [Gothamist] Police should be disciplined for harassing woman who tried to videotape them
    • Jun 13
    • 1 min

    [Gothamist] Police should be disciplined for harassing woman who tried to videotape them

    The civilian-run board that investigates complaints of police misconduct recommended discipline for two New York Police Department...
    [NY Focus] Here Are the New NYPD Gun Units’ Trainees. Many Have Histories of Excessive Force
    • May 23
    • 1 min

    [NY Focus] Here Are the New NYPD Gun Units’ Trainees. Many Have Histories of Excessive Force

    In March, New York City Mayor Eric Adams fulfilled his promise to revive recently disbanded plainclothes police teams and deploy them to...
    [City & State NY] Another day of contradictory remarks from Eric Adams - this time on crime
    • May 19
    • 1 min

    [City & State NY] Another day of contradictory remarks from Eric Adams - this time on crime

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams was apparently hit with a double case of amnesia on Thursday. That, or he tried to pull a fast one on the...
    At Close of CCRB Investigation, Mom of Mohamed Bah Blasts NYPD and Mayor for Shielding Officers
    • May 12
    • 4 min

    At Close of CCRB Investigation, Mom of Mohamed Bah Blasts NYPD and Mayor for Shielding Officers

    MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE At Close of CCRB Investigation, Mom of Mohamed Bah Blasts NYPD...
    Discipline Prosecution of Officer Wayne Isaacs in Killing Of Delrawn Small Cleared To Move Forward
    • May 6
    • 3 min

    Discipline Prosecution of Officer Wayne Isaacs in Killing Of Delrawn Small Cleared To Move Forward

    MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CCRB CLEARED TO MOVE FORWARD ON DISCIPLINE PROSECUTION OF...
    Families of NYers Killed by NYPD Meet with Mayor, Call for Rollback of Anti-Crime Unit Revamp
    • Apr 15
    • 2 min

    Families of NYers Killed by NYPD Meet with Mayor, Call for Rollback of Anti-Crime Unit Revamp

    Statement from families whose loved ones were killed by the NYPD on their meeting with Mayor Adams about his revamp of the Anti-Crime Unit.
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