In the Media 2023

[AMNY] City Council advances police transparency bill ‘How Many Stops Act’ over objections from Mayor Adams

The City Council on Wednesday advanced the “How Many Stops Act,” a measure designed to curb NYPD misconduct by shining a light on...

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Dec 20, 20231 min read

[ABC7 NY] NYC Council approves NYPD 'How Many Stops Act' and solitary confinement ban

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City Council overwhelmingly approved two measures on Wednesday that the mayor strongly opposes,...

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Dec 20, 20231 min read

[Politico] New York Police oversight body warns of curtailed operations in face of budget cuts

NEW YORK — The Civilian Complaint Review Board said Wednesday it is suspending several categories of investigations into police...

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Dec 13, 20231 min read

[Hell Gate NYC] Eric Adams Does Not Want to Be Asked About Kawaski Trawick

Four weeks ago, on October 3, Hell Gate asked Eric Adams at his first off-topic press conference about the fact that the NYPD was...

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Nov 1, 20231 min read

[El Diario] Presionan por despido de oficial involucrado en la muerte de Allan Feliz

Una sanción disciplinaria e incluso un castigo firme a este policía, no me va a devolver a mi hijo. Pero sí podría evitar que a otra...

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Oct 18, 20232 min read

[News 12] Allan Feliz's family says Civilian Complaint Review Board is last chance for justice

Tuesday marks four years since Allan Feliz died following a traffic stop in the Norwood section when he was shot by an NYPD officer....

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Oct 17, 20231 min read

[Gay City News] Families escalate pressure on mayor, NYPD amid looming decision in Trawick case

Family members of the late Kawaski Trawick, Allan Feliz and Antonio Williams — all killed by police in separate incidents — gathered with...

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Oct 12, 20231 min read

[News 12] Families who say they’ve lost loved ones to NYPD rally for justice at City Hall

Multiple families who claim that they have lost loved ones at the hands of the NYPD rallied and demanded justice outside of City Hall on...

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Oct 12, 20231 min read

[Them] Protestors Demand Justice for Kawaski Trawick, a Black Gay Man Fatally Shot by the NYPD

Dozens of people gathered outside City Hall in lower Manhattan on Tuesday to demand justice for Kawaski Trawick, a 32-year-old Black gay...

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Oct 11, 20232 min read

[Gay City News] Officers should be held accountable in Kawaski Trawick case

More than four years after the fatal police shooting of an out gay man, Kawaski Trawick, there continues to be a glaring lack of...

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Oct 5, 20231 min read

[BlackStar News]NYPD Killing Of Trawick: Advocates, Elected Officials Call For Firing Of Killer-Cops

Today, community organizations, New York City elected officials, and people from across all five boroughs joined together to rally...

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Oct 3, 20232 min read

[Hell Gate NYC] The NYPD Killed Kawaski Trawick. New York City Failed Him.

The NYPD is above the law when they kill New Yorkers, and no case better illustrates this heartbreaking and enraging fact than the case...

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Sep 28, 20232 min read

[The City] Protesters Call on Police Commissioner Caban to Fire Officers in Trawick Killing

Dozens of protesters rallied outside police headquarters in downtown Manhattan Thursday to urge NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban to buck...

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Sep 28, 20231 min read

[Gaycity News] NYPD official recommends no punishment for cops in Kawaski Trawick case

A deputy NYPD commissioner tasked with overseeing administrative trials has recommended against punishing the two police officers who...

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Sep 27, 20231 min read

[The City] No Discipline Recommended for Cops in Killing of Kawaski Trawick

The NYPD’s head of administrative trials is recommending no punishment for two police officers involved in the shooting death of...

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Sep 25, 20232 min read

[News 12] City and state officials call for justice in case of Allan Feliz

A group of 37 New York City and New York state elected officials gathered Monday to call for justice and impartiality in the case of...

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Sep 25, 20231 min read

[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...

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Aug 17, 20231 min read

[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...

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Jul 19, 20231 min read

[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...

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Jul 18, 20231 min read

[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...

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Jun 13, 20231 min read

Cop & Police Union Make Desperate Attempt to Block Upcoming Discipline Trial for Officer who Killed Delrawn Small

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Media Contact: Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224-213-5495 Cop & Police...

Sep 244 min read

Testimony: Committee on Public Safety Oversight Hearing, Sept. 2025

At the Committee on Public Safety's hearing on Oversight on September 22, 2025 , Samy Feliz delivered the following testimony: My name...

Sep 223 min read

18 Months Later, NYPD Pushed To Serve Misconduct Charges on Officers Alongi and Cianfrocco for Killing Bangladeshi Teen, Win Rozario

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 18, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224-213-5495 18 Months Later,...

Sep 1812 min read

Nearly Forty Elected Officials Urge Mayor Adams and Commissioner Tisch to Serve Charges & Fire Officers Who Killed Win Rozario “Without Delay or Obstruction"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 18, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224-213-5495 Nearly Forty...

Sep 189 min read

A Letter from NYS + NYC Electeds to Commissioner Tisch & Mayor Adams: Serve CCRB-Substantiated Charges on Officers who Killed Win Rozario "Without Delay or Obstruction"

September 18, 2025 Mayor Eric Adams City Hall New York, NY 10007 NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch 1 Police Plaza New York, NY 10038 RE:...

Sep 175 min read

Family of Win Rozario speak at rally it City Hall, NYC.

Oversight Board Substantiates Charges Against Police Who Killed Bangladeshi Teen Win Rozario, while Mayor Adams & NYPD Commissioner Tisch Continue to Ignore Win’s Family

On Wednesday September 10, 2025, the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) moved to substantiate numerous misconduct allegations against Officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco related to their killing of 19-year-old Win Rozario on March 27, 2024. The police review board substantiated a total of eight allegations of misconduct - four allegations against each officer - including excessive force and abuse of authority.

Sep 126 min read