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Nov 17, 20221 min read

[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...

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

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Nov 17, 20221 min read

[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...

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

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Nov 17, 20221 min read

[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...

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[NY Focus] Eric Adams Wants to ‘Drill Into’ Complaints Against NYPD Gun Unit Trainees. So We Did.

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Jul 13, 20221 min read

[NY Focus] Eric Adams Wants to ‘Drill Into’ Complaints Against NYPD Gun Unit Trainees. So We Did.

When New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the formation of a new band of gun crackdown police units, known as Neighborhood Safety...

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

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Jun 13, 20221 min read

[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

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May 23, 20221 min read

[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

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May 19, 20221 min read

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

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Jan 22, 20221 min read

[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

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Oct 28, 20211 min read

[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

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Oct 27, 20211 min read

[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"

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Oct 27, 20211 min read

[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

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Oct 27, 20211 min read

[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

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Sep 28, 20211 min read

[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)

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Sep 28, 20211 min read

[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

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Sep 28, 20211 min read

[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...

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

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Aug 11, 20211 min read

[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

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Aug 4, 20211 min read

[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

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Jul 23, 20211 min read

[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

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Jun 16, 20211 min read

[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

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Jun 15, 20211 min read

[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.

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[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...

5 days ago1 min read

News 4 NY: Local Officials Call on Firing of NYPD Lt.

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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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...

Mar 65 min read

Elected Officials and Feliz Family Demand Mayor Adams and Commissioner Tisch Fire Lt. Rivera by March 31 [Press Release]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 6, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org , 770.608.8725 Tess Weiner,...

Mar 62 min read

32 Elected Officials Call for the Firing of Lt. Jonathan Rivera by March 31, 2025

March 6, 2025 Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch New York Police Department 1 Police PlazaNew York, NY 10038 Mayor Eric AdamsCity Hall New...

Feb 201 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...

Feb 201 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...

Photo of the Feliz family and supporters gathering outside 1 Police Plaza.

Feb 185 min read

Family of Allan Feliz, Elected Officials Demand Commissioner Tisch and Mayor Adams Immediately Fire Lt. Jonathan Rivera

Following Rare NYPD Trial Commissioner Recommendation, Advocates Call on Commissioner Tisch and Mayor Adams to Take Action MEDIA CONTACT...