In the Media 2020

Aug 25, 2020
1 min

[Pix 11] Judge lifts veil on NYC police discipline records

With scores of disciplinary records already online, a federal judge on Friday lifted a temporary restraining order that had barred New...

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[Pix 11] Battle continues over release of police disciplinary records in New York

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Aug 19, 2020
1 min

[Pix 11] Battle continues over release of police disciplinary records in New York

Police unions fought Tuesday to block the public release of officer disciplinary records in New York. Lawmakers enacted a state...

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[Nu Origins] MOM & FAMILY OUTRAGED AS BRONX DA DECLINES TO CHARGE COPS FOR KILLING KAWASKI TRAWICK

JC Team

Aug 19, 2020
1 min

[Nu Origins] MOM & FAMILY OUTRAGED AS BRONX DA DECLINES TO CHARGE COPS FOR KILLING KAWASKI TRAWICK

On April 14, 2019, 32-year-old Kawaski Trawick was locked out of his apartment at Hill House in the Bronx. The fire department let him...

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[NEWSONE] Outrage After DA Decides Against Charging NYPD Cops Who ‘Murdered’ Black Man In Own Home

JC Team

Aug 17, 2020
1 min

[NEWSONE] Outrage After DA Decides Against Charging NYPD Cops Who ‘Murdered’ Black Man In Own Home

The family of a Black man who was Tasered, shot and killed in his apartment by NYPD officers was reacting with outrage at a prosecutor’s...

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[Black Star News] Eric Garners Mother: "There's Unfinished Business" Mayor, NYPD Want To Hide

JC Team

Aug 9, 2020
1 min

[Black Star News] Eric Garners Mother: "There's Unfinished Business" Mayor, NYPD Want To Hide

"It's been over 6 years since the NYPD killed my son, and it's been over 6 years of cover-ups and delays by Mayor de Blasio, the NYPD and...

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[The New Yorker] How a Coalition of New York Activists Revealed Police-Department Secrets

JC Team

Jul 17, 2020
1 min

[The New Yorker] How a Coalition of New York Activists Revealed Police-Department Secrets

It has been more than eight years since a New York City police officer shot Constance Malcolm’s son to death as he stood in a bathroom in...

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[The Nation] How to Make Defunding the Police a Reality

JC Team

Jun 29, 2020
1 min

[The Nation] How to Make Defunding the Police a Reality

For the past half-century, American cities have spent more on policing each year. All of a sudden, nationwide protests have put...

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[CBS News] Families of NYPD shooting victims slam Governor Cuomo

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Jun 27, 2020
1 min

[CBS News] Families of NYPD shooting victims slam Governor Cuomo

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is touting his response to the George Floyd protests, citing several major bills including a chokehold...

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[amNY] Hundreds of people join ‘Occupy City Hall’ Thursday night to call for police defunding

JC Team

Jun 26, 2020
1 min

[amNY] Hundreds of people join ‘Occupy City Hall’ Thursday night to call for police defunding

Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech June 26, 2020 Protesters, activists and musicians from across the five boroughs chanted, sang and marched...

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[Gothamist] Massive Protests Forced Lawmakers Into Action, And Long-Time Police Reform Activists...

JC Team

Jun 24, 2020
1 min

[Gothamist] Massive Protests Forced Lawmakers Into Action, And Long-Time Police Reform Activists...

Massive Protests Forced Lawmakers Into Action, And Long-Time Police Reform Activists Were Ready With Plans BY YASMEEN KHAN, WNYC It took...

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[Bronx News 12] Family of men killed by police call on city to deduct $1 billion from NYPD budget

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Jun 20, 2020
1 min

[Bronx News 12] Family of men killed by police call on city to deduct $1 billion from NYPD budget

Three local families who lost a family member in police-involved incidents are calling on the city to take $1 billion from the NYPD’s...

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[Vox] The fight for transparency in police misconduct, explained

JC Team

Jun 16, 2020
1 min

[Vox] The fight for transparency in police misconduct, explained

New York’s repeal of section 50-a — which allowed police to shield misconduct records — is a big win for activists, but there is more...

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[News Beat Podcast] Defund Police: What it means & how it would really work

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Jun 15, 2020
1 min

[News Beat Podcast] Defund Police: What it means & how it would really work

In the wake of the police slaying of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters have not only flooded the streets, but they're actively...

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[Univision] El efecto de las manifestaciones: propuestas de reformas y rechazo al abuso policial

JC Team

Jun 10, 2020
1 min

[Univision] El efecto de las manifestaciones: propuestas de reformas y rechazo al abuso policial

En Nueva York la legislatura revocó la sección 50-A, la cual restringía el acceso a los antecedentes de policías. De igual forma se...

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[Univision] “Son racistas”: activista en Nueva York cuestiona a la policía de Minneapolis

JC Team

Jun 1, 2020
1 min

[Univision] “Son racistas”: activista en Nueva York cuestiona a la policía de Minneapolis

Iris Báez, madre de un guarda de seguridad hispano que en 1994 murió por una llave de estrangulamiento de parte de un oficial, señaló que...

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[WAMU] Police Back Off From Social Distancing Enforcement

JC Team

Jun 1, 2020
1 min

[WAMU] Police Back Off From Social Distancing Enforcement

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced police will no longer require people to wear masks in public, unless the absence of a...

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[AmsterdamNews] Activists and elected officials question NYPD’s recent social distancing enforcement

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Jun 1, 2020
1 min

[AmsterdamNews] Activists and elected officials question NYPD’s recent social distancing enforcement

Since COVID-19 social distancing rules have gone into effect, the main job of the New York City Police Department is to enforce those...

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[Nu Origins] How JC is Protecting New Yorkers from Police Violence. An Interview With Simone Gamble

JC Team

Jun 1, 2020
1 min

[Nu Origins] How JC is Protecting New Yorkers from Police Violence. An Interview With Simone Gamble

Social-distancing a word that was unfamiliar to many just a couple of months ago is now part of the everyday lexicon for millions of...

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[Nu Origins] HOW THE JUSTICE COMMITTEE IS PROTECTING NEW YORKERS FROM POLICE VIOLENCE

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May 25, 2020
1 min

[Nu Origins] HOW THE JUSTICE COMMITTEE IS PROTECTING NEW YORKERS FROM POLICE VIOLENCE

An interview with Simone Gamble “You can’t use policing to solve public health problems… What communities need is more education, public...

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[Amsterdam News] Activists & elected officials question NYPD’s recent social distancing enforcement

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May 21, 2020
1 min

[Amsterdam News] Activists & elected officials question NYPD’s recent social distancing enforcement

... According to recent police data, more than 90% of the people arrested regarding social distancing rules were Black and Latinx, and...

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Aug 17
5 min

26 Families Who've Lost Loved Ones To NYPD Urge Speaker, Council & Mayor to Pass How Many Stops Act

August 17, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams Speaker Adrienne Adams & Members of the New York City Council City Hall New York, NY 10007 CC: Public...

Aug 17
1 min

[Amsterdam News] Stop and Frisk 10 Years Later: How Many More Stops?

Ten years ago [last week], a federal judge rejected the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York City Police Department, finding that it...

Jul 19
1 min

[City and State NYC] The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices are still here but under a new name

One decade ago this summer, a federal court found the New York City Police Department’s abusive stop-and-frisk practices...

Jul 18
1 min

[News 12] Family of son fatally struck by police in 2022 sues NYPD

The family of a man who was fatally struck by a police van last year is suing the NYPD. Ronald Anthony Smith was killed in April 2022 by...

Jul 17
1 min

New NYPD Commissioner Must Fire Officers Who Kill & Abuse New Yorkers

For Immediate Release - July 17, 2023 Media Contact: Eliel Cruz. press@justicecommittee.org If Mayor & New NYPD Commissioner Want to Do...

Jun 13
2 min

Family of Kawaski Trawick Speaks Out on Sewell Resignation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Tuesday, June 13, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS Kristine Mikkelsen, kmikkelsen@spitfirestrategies.com Eliel Cruz,...

Jun 13
1 min

[Blackstar News] CPR: “Sewell –With Adams’ Oversight – Has Emboldened The NYPD To Act With Impunity”

New York, NY – In response to this week’s announcement that NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell is resigning, Communities United for Police...

Jun 12
1 min

[News 12] Elected officials and local organizations demand cuts to NYPD budget

Community organizations and elected officials are calling on the mayor’s office to cut funding from the NYPD and use it for other...