Press Releases & Statements 2/8

Jun 20, 20243 min read

Natasha Duncan - CRC Public Safety Hearing Testimony

Good evening. My name is Natasha Duncan. I come from East Flatbush and am a public school teacher. I’m testifying today because as...

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Family of Win Rozario Reacts To Release of Police Body Worn Camera Footage of His Killing

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May 3, 20244 min read

Family of Win Rozario Reacts To Release of Police Body Worn Camera Footage of His Killing

MEDIA CONTACTS: Yul-san Liem, yul-san@justicecommittee.org Akash Singh, akash@drumnyc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2024 New York,...

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Mayor’s Removal of CCRB Board Chair is Another Dangerous Move to Shield the NYPD from Accountability

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Apr 24, 20242 min read

Mayor’s Removal of CCRB Board Chair is Another Dangerous Move to Shield the NYPD from Accountability

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2024 In response to the news that Mayor Eric Adams...

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Family of Kawaski Trawick Outraged by Decision Not to Fire Officers Who Killed Him

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Apr 12, 20244 min read

Family of Kawaski Trawick Outraged by Decision Not to Fire Officers Who Killed Him

MEDIA CONTACTS: Kristine Mikkelsen, kmikkelsen@spitfirestrategies.com Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April...

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After Four-Year Process, NYPD Commissioner Lets Officer Who Assaulted Harlem Youth & Peppered Sprayed CopWatcher Off with a Slap on the Wrist

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Feb 28, 20243 min read

After Four-Year Process, NYPD Commissioner Lets Officer Who Assaulted Harlem Youth & Peppered Sprayed CopWatcher Off with a Slap on the Wrist

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org After Four-Year Process, NYPD Commissioner Lets Officer Who Assaulted Harlem Youth &...

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The How Many Stops Act Veto Override is a Victory for the Movement and New Yorkers

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Jan 30, 20242 min read

The How Many Stops Act Veto Override is a Victory for the Movement and New Yorkers

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittte.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY––January 30, 2024––In response to the City...

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The Mayor’s How Many Stops Act Veto is a Betrayal of Families who’ve lost loved ones to the NYPD and NYC Communities

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Jan 19, 20243 min read

The Mayor’s How Many Stops Act Veto is a Betrayal of Families who’ve lost loved ones to the NYPD and NYC Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 01/19/24 Media Contact: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org New York, NY––January 19, 2024––In response to...

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Increase in NYPD Misconduct Complaints is a Blaring Alarm: NYC Needs a New Approach to Public Safety

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Jan 12, 20242 min read

Increase in NYPD Misconduct Complaints is a Blaring Alarm: NYC Needs a New Approach to Public Safety

This alarming spike in NYPD misconduct complaints under Eric Adams is not simply a statistic – it's a blaring alarm:

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Dec 22, 20233 min read

Letter from Families Who've Lost Loved Ones to the NYPD in Support of How Many Stops Act

December 19, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams Members of the New York City Council City Hall New York, NY 10007 Dear City Council Members and Mayor...

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Letter to Mayor & NYPD Commissioner CCRB Prosecution of Lt. Jonathan Rivera for Killing Allan Feliz

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Dec 21, 20234 min read

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org New York, NY: Nearly 40 New York City and State elected officials have come...

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Sep 25, 20234 min read

Electeds to Mayor & NYPD Commissioner Re Discipline Process for Officer Who Killed Allan Feliz

September 25, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams City Hall New York, NY 10007 NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban 1 Police Plaza New York, NY 10038 RE:...

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26 Families Who've Lost Loved Ones To NYPD Urge Speaker, Council & Mayor to Pass How Many Stops Act

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Aug 17, 20235 min read

26 Families Who've Lost Loved Ones To NYPD Urge Speaker, Council & Mayor to Pass How Many Stops Act

August 17, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams Speaker Adrienne Adams & Members of the New York City Council City Hall New York, NY 10007 CC: Public...

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New NYPD Commissioner Must Fire Officers Who Kill & Abuse New Yorkers

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Jul 17, 20231 min read

New NYPD Commissioner Must Fire Officers Who Kill & Abuse New Yorkers

For Immediate Release - July 17, 2023 Media Contact: Eliel Cruz. press@justicecommittee.org If Mayor & New NYPD Commissioner Want to Do...

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Family of Kawaski Trawick Speaks Out on Sewell Resignation

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Jun 13, 20232 min read

Family of Kawaski Trawick Speaks Out on Sewell Resignation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Tuesday, June 13, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS Kristine Mikkelsen, kmikkelsen@spitfirestrategies.com Eliel Cruz,...

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Family of Ronald Anthony Smith Outraged that NYS AG Declines to Prosecute Officers Who Killed Him

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May 23, 20233 min read

Family of Ronald Anthony Smith Outraged that NYS AG Declines to Prosecute Officers Who Killed Him

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 22, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org New York – Today, in a meeting with the...

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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...

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...