Press Releases & Statements

Mayor Adams’ Promotion of Pat Smith Sabotages Oversight and Guarantees More Harm

Justice Committee blasts the last-minute appointment

JC Team

Dec 9, 20251 min read

Family of Win Rozario Outraged by Attorney General Letitia James’ Refusal to Indict Officers Who Killed Teen

Family of slain Bangladeshi teen calls on NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to do better than the Attorney General by firing Officers Alongi and Cianfrocco

JC Team

Dec 4, 20256 min read

Mamdani’s Appointment of Jessica Tisch is a Rebuff of His Promises to New Yorkers

Justice Committee responds to Jessica Tisch’s Acceptance of Appointment as Police Commissioner After running a historic, people-powered campaign for a more livable New York City, Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s appointment of Jessica Tisch as Police Commissioner is a rebuff of his promises to New Yorkers and a disturbing endorsement of NYPD’s ongoing violence and corruption. Within moments of her acceptance of the position, Tisch has already indicated that she will split from Ma

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Nov 19, 20253 min read

Elected Officials Join Delrawn Small’s Family to Demand Commissioner Tisch Ensures Discipline Trial for Officer Wayne Isaacs Proceeds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 13, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224.213.5495 Grace Goodwin, grace@spitfirestrategies.com , 207-248-1009 Elected Officials Join Delrawn Small’s Family to Demand Commissioner Tisch Ensures Discipline Trial for Officer Wayne Isaacs Proceeds 33 elected officials send a letter to Tisch, urging her to reject outrageous recommendation to dismiss charges New York, NY — Today, the family of Delrawn Small was

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Nov 13, 20255 min read

33 Elected Officials to Commissioner Tisch: Uphold the Charges Against Wayne Isaacs

November 13, 2025 NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch 1 Police Plaza New York, NY 10038 RE: DCT’s erroneous recommendation to dismiss charges against NYPD Officer Wayne Isaacs Dear Commissioner Tisch, We, thirty three city and state elected officials, write with the utmost urgency to implore you to reject NYPD Officer Wayne Isaacs’ motion and NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado’s recommendation to dismiss all charges against him for killing Delrawn Small and

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Nov 12, 20254 min read

Family Outraged by NYPD’s Move To Dismiss Charges Against Cop That Killed Delrawn Small; Demands Commissioner Tisch Uphold Charges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2025 Press Contacts: Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224-213-5495 Grace Goodwin, grace@spitfirestrategies.com , 207-248-1009 Family Outraged by NYPD’s Move To Dismiss Charges Against Cop That Killed Delrawn Small; Demands Commissioner Tisch Uphold Charges Nearly a decade after Mr. Small was murdered, his family demands Officer Wayne Isaacs’ long-awaited disciplinary trial moves forward as planned New York, New York- In response

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Nov 10, 20255 min read

A Transformative Approach to Public Safety Must Be Part of the Vision our New Mayor Delivers

Justice Committee responds to the election of Zohran Mamdani We congratulate Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani and the hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of New Yorkers who powered his historic campaign to victory and elected the first South Asian and first Muslim mayor of our city. This win demonstrates what New Yorkers can achieve when we organize together, and the overwhelming desire and need for a city in which we can all thrive. Our approach to public safety must b

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Nov 6, 20252 min read

Family of Allan Feliz Sues NYPD Commissioner for Unjustifiable Refusal to Fire Killer Cop

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 16, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224.213.5495 Jen Nessel, press@ccrjustice.org media@latinojustice.org Family of Allan Feliz Sues NYPD Commissioner for Unjustifiable Refusal to Fire Killer Cop Ahead of the 6th Anniversary of Allan’s murder, the Feliz family and electeds rally to demand Lt. Rivera is fired New York, NY – Today, the family of Allan Feliz announced a landmark lawsuit against NYPD Com

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Oct 16, 20257 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...

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Sep 24, 20254 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 is Samy Feliz. I am the younger brother of Allan Feliz, who was killed by NYPD Lt. Jonathan Rivera during an unjust traffic stop in 2019. I am here to make sure that Commissioner Tisch has not tricked any of you into believing she cares about police accountability or the safety of New Yorkers. Last month, she made it very clear that she only

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Sep 22, 20253 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,...

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Sep 18, 202512 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...

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Sep 18, 20259 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.

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Sep 12, 20256 min read

Family of Allan Feliz Outraged by Commissioner Tisch’s “Despicable” Refusal to Fire Killer Cop Rivera

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 20, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224.213.5495 Family of Allan...

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Aug 20, 20253 min read

Family of Allan Feliz & Legal Advocates Challenge Commissioner Tisch’s “Abuse of Discretion” in Preliminary Decision to Let Killer Cop Rivera Walk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 11, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224.213.5495 Family of Allan Feliz...

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Jul 14, 20255 min read

Family of Allan Feliz Joined by Electeds & Community to Demand Commissioner Tisch Fires Killer Cop Rivera

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 8, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224.213.5495 Family of Allan Feliz...

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Jul 9, 20255 min read

Family of Allan Feliz “Furious and Devastated” by Commissioner’s Dismissal of Charges Against Lt. Rivera

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 3, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224.213.5495 Family of Allan Feliz...

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Jul 3, 20254 min read

RELEASE: Family of Teen Win Rozario, Killed by NYPD, Demands Accountability from Mayor Adams, NYPD, and Attorney General James After Being “Left in the Dark and Disregarded” for 15 Months

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 26, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224-213-5495 Akash Singh,...

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Jun 26, 20256 min read

RELEASE: Family of Teen Win Rozario Sues NYC and NYPD Officers for Wrongful Death and Civil Rights Violations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 23, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224-213-5495 Akash Singh,...

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Jun 23, 20258 min read

A picture of Kilsi with her parets, Allan Feliz and Julie Aquino.

Spending Another Father's Day without My Dad: A Letter to Commissioner Tisch

Dear Commissioner Tisch, I hope this Father’s Day finds you well and surrounded by family. Sadly, my brother Eli and I are not able to...

JC Team

Jun 15, 20252 min read

[City & State] Opinion: A new low for the NYPD

The cop who killed Delrawn Small now claims he wasn’t acting as a cop to avoid discipline. By Jumaane Williams and Julia Salazar When is a cop not a cop? Whenever it’s convenient, it turns out. We both vividly remember the sweltering day in July 2016 when an NYPD officer killed Delrawn Small, unarmed Black father. One of us was interning at a community organization; the other was already years into fighting the effects of abusive police violence on the streets as an activis

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[Capital B] Delrawn Small’s Family Still Seeks Accountability 9 Years After NYPD Killing

Officer Wayne Isaacs was acquitted on murder and manslaughter charges in 2016. by Christina Carrega BROOKLYN, New York — In a neighborhood just miles from where his father was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer nine years ago, Zaiden Small sat on a couch, kicking and dangling his feet as he listened to stories about a man he never knew. He was a protector, a provider, and a man who had turned his life around. “I wish he would be right here. He’d just teleport rig

6 hours ago9 min read

Mayor Adams’ Promotion of Pat Smith Sabotages Oversight and Guarantees More Harm

Justice Committee blasts the last-minute appointment

Dec 9, 20251 min read

Family of Win Rozario Outraged by Attorney General Letitia James’ Refusal to Indict Officers Who Killed Teen

Family of slain Bangladeshi teen calls on NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to do better than the Attorney General by firing Officers Alongi and Cianfrocco

Dec 4, 20256 min read

Mamdani’s Appointment of Jessica Tisch is a Rebuff of His Promises to New Yorkers

Nov 19, 20253 min read

Elected Officials Join Delrawn Small’s Family to Demand Commissioner Tisch Ensures Discipline Trial for Officer Wayne Isaacs Proceeds

Nov 13, 20255 min read

33 Elected Officials to Commissioner Tisch: Uphold the Charges Against Wayne Isaacs

Nov 12, 20254 min read

Family Outraged by NYPD’s Move To Dismiss Charges Against Cop That Killed Delrawn Small; Demands Commissioner Tisch Uphold Charges

Nov 10, 20255 min read