Press Releases & Statements

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,...

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

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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...

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

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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...

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BREAKING: NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Says Lt. Rivera Should Be Fired for Killing Allan Feliz

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Feb 123 min read

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...

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Cops, Cuts, and Chaos: Adams and Hochul’s Public Safety Theater Continues to Harm New Yorkers

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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...

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Samy Feliz's Testimony at NYC Committee on Public Safety

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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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Disciplinary Trial Against NYPD Officer Who Killed Allan Feliz Ends Early, Full of Lies by NYPD & Obstruction By Trial Commissioner Maldonado

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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...

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31 City and State Electeds Demand Accountability for 2019 Killing of Allan Feliz, Call on Administration to Act Swiftly Amid Ongoing NYPD Turmoil

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Oct 29, 20245 min read

31 City and State Electeds Demand Accountability for 2019 Killing of Allan Feliz, Call on Administration to Act Swiftly Amid Ongoing NYPD Turmoil

City and State elected officials called on the Adams administration to ensure accountability for the 2019 killing of Allan Feliz

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Family of Allan Feliz Call On Mayor Adams To End Corruption And Hold NYPD Lt. Rivera Accountable For Murder

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Oct 18, 20245 min read

Family of Allan Feliz Call On Mayor Adams To End Corruption And Hold NYPD Lt. Rivera Accountable For Murder

Media contact: Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Family of Allan Feliz Call On Mayor Adams To End Corruption...

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Parents of Antonio Williams Slam CCRB Decision Not To Bring Charges Against Officers Who Killed Their Son During an Improper Stop

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Sep 24, 20244 min read

Parents of Antonio Williams Slam CCRB Decision Not To Bring Charges Against Officers Who Killed Their Son During an Improper Stop

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Kristine Mikkelsen, kmikkelsen@spitfirestrategies.com Parents of Antonio Williams Slam CCRB...

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NYPD Corrupt Commissioner Caban forced to resign. Mayor Adams and Other Top Cops Should Follow.

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Sep 12, 20241 min read

NYPD Corrupt Commissioner Caban forced to resign. Mayor Adams and Other Top Cops Should Follow.

“We welcome the forced resignation of corrupt NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban. Mayor Eric Adams and other top NYPD officials should follow."

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Family of Andre Mayfield Reacts to Viewing Footage of His Killing by NYPD

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Sep 4, 20241 min read

Family of Andre Mayfield Reacts to Viewing Footage of His Killing by NYPD

Media Contact Yul-san Liem press@justicecommittee.org September 4, 2024 – After meeting with the Attorney General’s Office and viewing...

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NYPD Disciplinary Trial Finally Scheduled for Cop Who Killing Allan Feliz after Four and a Half Years of Delays

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Sep 4, 20245 min read

NYPD Disciplinary Trial Finally Scheduled for Cop Who Killing Allan Feliz after Four and a Half Years of Delays

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NYPD Disciplinary Trial Finally Scheduled for Cop Who...

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Justice Committee Testimony Urging City Council To Vote No on Randy Mastro Appointment

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Aug 27, 20243 min read

Justice Committee Testimony Urging City Council To Vote No on Randy Mastro Appointment

My name is Donavon Taveras. I was born and raised in Bushwick and am the Community Safety Coordinator for the Justice Committee, a...

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Iris Baez Testimony Against Randy Mastro Appointment

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Aug 27, 20242 min read

Iris Baez Testimony Against Randy Mastro Appointment

My name is Iris Baez, I am the mother of Anthony Baez, who was murdered by NYPD Officer Francis Livoti in 1994 with a chokehold that was...

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Under Mayor Adams, CCRB Report Shows NYPD Refusal To Discipline Abusive Cops

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Aug 12, 20243 min read

Under Mayor Adams, CCRB Report Shows NYPD Refusal To Discipline Abusive Cops

Media Contact Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org Under Mayor Adams, CCRB Report Shows NYPD Refusal To Discipline Abusive Cops In...

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After Dragging Its Feet for Over A Year, NYPD Finally Serves Charges to Lt. Jonathan Rivera for Killing Allan Feliz

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Jul 2, 20242 min read

After Dragging Its Feet for Over A Year, NYPD Finally Serves Charges to Lt. Jonathan Rivera for Killing Allan Feliz

Media Contact Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 2, 2024 “It’s been almost five years since my brother...

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Families of Win Rozario, Allan Feliz, Antonio Williams, and Delrawn Small Respond to NYC FY25 Budget

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Jul 1, 20242 min read

Families of Win Rozario, Allan Feliz, Antonio Williams, and Delrawn Small Respond to NYC FY25 Budget

The NYPD routinely obstructs discipline of police when our loved ones are killed.

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Systemic Refusal to Discipline Abusive NYPD Cops Hits Crisis Level Under Mayor Adams and Commissioner Caban

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Jun 27, 20242 min read

Systemic Refusal to Discipline Abusive NYPD Cops Hits Crisis Level Under Mayor Adams and Commissioner Caban

Media Contact Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org In response to today’s expose of systemic police impunity under Mayor Eric Adams and...

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Samy Feliz - CRC Public Safety Hearing Testimony

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Jun 20, 20243 min read

Samy Feliz - CRC Public Safety Hearing Testimony

My name is Samy Feliz. I was born, raised and live in Washington Heights. My mother and sister are both part of the Washington Heights...

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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...

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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...

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...