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JC Team
May 14, 20201 min read
[NPR] 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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JC Team
May 13, 20202 min read
[truthout] Pandemic Policing Is Expanding the Use of Surveillance Technology
Last week’s viral images of New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers handing out masks to crowds of white park-goers while...
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JC Team
Feb 4, 20201 min read
[AM-NY] ‘Anyone can cop watch’: Grassroots group uses knowledge as power against police violence
As New Yorkers prepare for an influx of 500 MTA officers in the subways, a band of activists are protesting the increased police presence...
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JC Team
Feb 3, 20201 min read
[Univision] Entrenan a neoyorquinos sobre cómo protegerse de casos de abuso policial
Organizaciones que defienden los derechos civiles lanzaron una campaña llamada 'CopWatch'...
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JC Team
Aug 21, 20191 min read
[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
Aug 2, 20191 min read
[NewsOne] Eric Garner’s Family Reacts To Recommendation To Fire Daniel Pantaleo For Chokehold Death
Justice Committee Co-Director Loyda Colon said in a brief statement. “The evidence has been clear to the whole world since day one..."
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JC Team
Jul 25, 20191 min read
[Amsterdam News] Some Black lives mean more than others to Mayor de Blasio
Mayor de Blasio met with the Garner family for his own political gain, not because he believes Black lives matter.
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JC Team
Jul 17, 20191 min read
[SiLive] Mayor declines to say whether he thinks Daniel Pantaleo should be fired
“Mayor de Blasio once again making excuses instead of taking the action that needs to be taken,” Loyda Colon, Justice Committee Co-Director
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JC Team
May 17, 20191 min read
[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 16, 20191 min read
[Amsterdam News] Pantaleo Has To Go: Officer stands trial for death of Eric Garner
Ms. Carr is being forced to sit through this trial to watch the video of Eric being choked to death by Pantaleo, repeated over and over,”
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JC Team
May 13, 20191 min read
[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
May 9, 20191 min read
[SiLive] Judge says Daniel Pantaleo’s trial can move forward, but May 13 start date remains in doubt
...they’re still waiting, they still have no idea if it’s going to start," said Loyda Colon, the co-director of the Justice Committee.
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JC Team
May 1, 20191 min read
[Gothamist] Officer Who Put Eric Garner In Fatal Chokehold Fights To Delay Disciplinary Trial
Loyda Colon, a co-director of the Justice Committee, said on Tuesday that Pantaleo’s attempt to have a state court judge dismiss the trial..
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JC Team
Apr 30, 20191 min read
[Manhattan Times] Disregarding “Right to Know”
Victoria Davis recently asked a police officer for his business card after he failed to assist an elderly woman on the street.
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JC Team
Apr 29, 20191 min read
[Patch] NYPD Blowing Off 'Right To Know' Laws, Advocates Say
Victoria Davis, the sister of Delrawn Small...asked for a business card from a cop whom she saw standing by while an elderly woman bled out.
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JC Team
Apr 29, 20191 min read
[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, 20191 min read
[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, 20191 min read
[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, 20191 min read
[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, 20191 min read
[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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BREAKING: NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Says Lt. Rivera Should Be Fired for Killing Allan Feliz
MEDIA CONTACT Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org New York, NY — Following NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado’s...


Jan 171 min read
Cops, Cuts, and Chaos: Adams and Hochul’s Public Safety Theater Continues to Harm New Yorkers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eliel Cruz Press@justicecommittee.org In response to Mayor Eric Adam’s preliminary budget proposal...


Dec 17, 20243 min read
Samy Feliz's Testimony at NYC Committee on Public Safety
Below is Samy Feliz's, brother of Allan Feliz, testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety on December 17, 2024 on...
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Nov 18, 20241 min read
[NYDN] Excessive force or a justified shooting? A fatal NYPD encounter nears a long-awaited resolution
The future of an NYPD cop who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in the Bronx is coming down to two very different versions of...
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Nov 18, 20241 min read
[Gothamist] NYPD officer could face discipline for fatally shooting man during Bronx traffic stop
An NYPD officer is waiting to find out if he will be punished or fired for fatally shooting a Washington Heights man during a 2019...
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Nov 18, 20241 min read
[NYDN] Long-delayed disciplinary trial of NYPD officer who killed man during Bronx traffic stop gets underway
Attorneys for an NYPD lieutenant facing possible termination over fatally shooting a motorist during a Bronx car stop five years ago ...


Nov 13, 20245 min read
Disciplinary Trial Against NYPD Officer Who Killed Allan Feliz Ends Early, Full of Lies by NYPD & Obstruction By Trial Commissioner Maldonado
The disciplinary trial against Lt. Jonathan Rivera for the killing of Allan Feliz in 2019 concluded today with summations...


Nov 12, 20241 min read
DAY 2: #FireJonathanRivera for Allan Feliz Trial
Lt. Rivera's discipline trial concluded on 11/13/24, a day earlier than originally scheduled. Please check back for a summary of the last...
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