In the Media 2019

Aug 21, 2019
1 min

[CBS] NYPD Supervisor Of Pantaleo Won’t Stand Trial, Loses 20 Vacation Days As Punishment

Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, called for further justice for her son following the firing of Pantaleo on Monday.

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JC Team

May 17, 2019
1 min

[Gothamist] NYPD Lieutenant Texted 'Not A Big Deal' On The Day Eric Garner Died

Loyda Colon, Co-Director of the Justice Committee, reflected the emotion inside the trial room. “It's a big deal to his family..."

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JC Team

May 13, 2019
1 min

[Gothamist] Admin Trial Begins For NYPD Officer Accused Of Using Illegal Chokehold To Kill Garner

Pantaleo and other officers who engaged in misconduct related to Eric Garner should have been fired years ago,” said Loyda Colon

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JC Team

Apr 29, 2019
1 min

[Patch] NYPD Blowing Off 'Right To Know' Laws, Advocates Say

"The NYPD is still conducting illegal searches, is still coercing community members into agreeing searches, is still intimidating our...

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JC Team

Apr 24, 2019
1 min

[NewNowNext] A Queer Black Man Was Killed by the NYPD—and His Community Wants Answers

More than a week after police shot and killed a queer black man in the Bronx, a grieving community has been left searching for answers....

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JC Team

Apr 9, 2019
1 min

[Times Union] Activists, lawmakers push to repeal 50-a at Capitol

Lawmakers, activists and families impacted by violent encounters with the police gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to push for a repeal...

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JC Team

Apr 9, 2019
1 min

[NY Law Journal] State Lawmakers Press for Reforms Aimed at Police Accountability, Transparency

Lawmakers and advocates rally in Albany for a set of reforms related to information on law enforcement. Read More

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JC Team

Apr 9, 2019
1 min

[El Diario] Piden pasar ley ‘Safer NY’ como parte de la reforma judicial

En la demostración también participaron familiares de víctimas de brutalidad policial como Valerie Bell, madre de Sean Bell, muerto a...

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JC Team

Apr 9, 2019
1 min

[Daily News] Advocates and lawmakers rally to repeal law that lets cops hide misbehavior

A group of lawmakers and activists, including the mother of Sean Bell, rallied Tuesday for the full repeal of section 50-a of the state’s...

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JC Team

Apr 9, 2019
1 min

[Spectrum News] Community Members Rally for Police Reform at State Capitol

At the state Capitol, more than two dozen community members and legislators gathered outside the Senate chambers Tuesday to rally in...

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JC Team

Apr 4, 2019
1 min

[Gothamist] "Our eyes do not lie. The autopsy did not lie. This was a chokehold, plain and simple."

In a statement, Loyda Colon, co-director of the Justice Committee, said: "Our eyes do not lie. The autopsy did not lie. This was a...

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JC Team

Mar 21, 2019
1 min

[AP] NYC settles with mother of man killed by police

New York City has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to the mother of a mentally ill man who was fatally shot by police in 2012. Mohamed...

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JC Team

Feb 8, 2019
1 min

[reason.com] New York Police Killed Her Son, Then Refused to Answer Her Questions.

NYPD officer Richard Haste had followed Malcolm's son, 18-year-old Ramarley Graham into Graham's apartment, believing he had a gun, and...

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JC Team

Jan 27, 2019
1 min

[The New York Times] Police Union Criticized for Comparing Arrested N.F.L. Player to ‘Wild Animal’

Loyda Colon, a co-director of the Justice Committee, a police-reform group, said in a statement that the rhetoric of the union leaders...

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JC Team

Jan 17, 2019
1 min

[Metro] NYPD organized 'large scale' Black Lives Matter surveillance and kept activist photos years

Loyda Colon, co-director of Justice Committee and Communities United for Police Reform, said in a statement that the committee condemns...

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3 days ago
1 min

[PIX11 News] Delrawn Small’s family demands action from judge, wants NYPD officer fired

The family of Delrawn Small rallied outside Kings County Supreme Court on Monday with hopes of getting the NYPD officer who fatally shot...

Nov 23
1 min

[Amsterdam News] Adams is a Republican? Mayor faces harsh criticism for political views

Mayor Eric Adams is in the infancy of his term as New York City’s second Black mayor. Even so, his controversial stances on how to handle...

Nov 21
5 min

Family of Delrawn Small Demands Judge Danny Chun Release Records & Stop Delaying Discipline Trial

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 21, 2022 Family of Delrawn Small Demands Judge...

Nov 17
1 min

[StreetsBlog NYC] Video Shows Cops Not Even Trying to Save Man they Struck on Eastern Pkway

The police officers who were speeding along the median of Eastern Parkway before they fatally struck a Brooklyn man earlier this year...

Nov 17
1 min

[Daily News] Family of man fatally struck by NYPD officer sues to get video

The family of a man who was fatally struck by a Brooklyn cop behind the wheel of an NYPD van is demanding that the city turn over...

Nov 17
1 min

[CBS News NY] Family of man struck and killed by NYPD vehicle meets with CCRB, demands justice

NEW YORK -- There was an emotional plea for justice on Monday. The family of Ronald Anthony Smith met with the Civilian Complaint Review...

Nov 17
1 min

[AM NY] Effort to dig up city documents around Eric Garner's death moves forward in court

A campaign to oust all of the NYPD officers involved in the killing of Eric Garner from the police force took a tentative step forward...

Nov 17
1 min

[The Villager] Family of Kawaski Trawick Waiting for Justice Three Years After He Was Fatally Shot

The parents of Kawaski Trawick said Thursday that they are still waiting for “accountability” three years after their son was shot and...