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Families Letter to Cuomo Criticizing "Special Counsel" Proposal & Calling for Stronger Legislation
Dear Governor Cuomo: We are 18 family members whose loved ones were killed by police officers in New York State during the last 25 years....
JC Team
Jan 28, 20191 min read
Gov. Cuomo Appoints Attorney General as Special Prosecutor
Huffington Post "If we had a special prosecutor at the time of my son's death, I think it would've made a tremendous difference, but now...
JC Team
Jul 8, 20151 min read
Gov. Cuomo Appoints Attorney General as Special Prosecutor
Captial Pro Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; Constance Malcolm, mother of Ramarley Graham; Iris Baez, mother of Anthony Baez; Hawa Bah,...
JC Team
Jul 8, 20152 min read
Cuomo Pledges to Change Handling of Police-Related Deaths
Wall Street Journal New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo met Tuesday with families of civilians who have died in encounters with police officers...
JC Team
Jul 7, 20151 min read
Cuomo to Appoint Special Prosecutor for Killings by Police
The New York Times With pressure mounting from families whose loved ones have died at the hands of a police officer, Gov. Andrew M....
JC Team
Jul 7, 20151 min read
Cuomo's Unkept Promise
Daily News OpEd by Gwen Carr and Constance Malcolm Gov. Cuomo may be a skilled political operator, but sound public policy that protects...
JC Team
Jul 6, 20151 min read
Mothers Press Cuomo to Follow Through on Police Oversight
By Josefa Velasquez 2:34 p.m. | Jun. 15, 2015 Capital Pro View Original Piece ALBANY—The mothers of New Yorkers who have died during...
JC Team
Jun 15, 20152 min read
Eric Garner's mother among those who bring coffins to Cuomo
Staten Island Live STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The mother of Eric Garner was among the relatives of a dozen New Yorkers who died in police...
JC Team
Jun 15, 20151 min read
Relatives of fallen press Cuomo for Special Prosecutor
Times Union ...Gwen Carr, whose son Eric Garner died last summer after police put him in a chokehold as he was arrested for selling loose...
JC Team
Jun 15, 20151 min read
Mothers press Cuomo to follow through on police oversight
Capital Pro ALBANY—The mothers of New Yorkers who have died during police interaction are urging lawmakers to reject any “watered down”...
JC Team
Jun 15, 20151 min read
[Politico New York] Garner, Graham mothers urge Cuomo to appoint special prosecutor
The women say that they've tried to scheduled a meeting with Cuomo three times, only to have the meetings canceled. ”I feel like you're...
JC Team
Apr 28, 20151 min read
[News 12] Mothers pushing for social justice feel snubbed by Cuomo
THE BRONX - A group of New York mothers whose sons and relatives have lost their lives in police altercations says Gov. Andrew Cuomo has...
JC Team
Apr 10, 20151 min read
[NY1] Cuomo Cancels Meeting with Family Members of People Killed by Police
NEW YORK - Family members of those who were killed during encounters with police were disappointed Friday when Governor Andrew Cuomo...
JC Team
Apr 10, 20151 min read
[NBC] Sean Bell's Mother Urges Cuomo to Order Special Prosecutor's Office
A mother whose unarmed son was fatally shot by New York City detectives in 2006 called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday to establish a...
JC Team
Mar 11, 20151 min read
[Daily News] Still-grieving mothers ask Andrew Cuomo to assign special prosecutors
Iris Baez, whose son Anthony was killed in a police chokehold after hitting a cop’s car with a football in the Bronx in 1994, also signed...
JC Team
Feb 25, 20151 min read


Discipline Trial Finally Rescheduled for Officer Wayne Isaacs for Killing Delrawn Small Over a Decade Ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Family and supporters “deeply concerned” about continued NYPD obstruction, potential bias of presiding NYPD deputy commissioner - and urge Mayor Mamdani to ensure a fair process with no additional obstruction New York, NY –– Today, following a meeting with the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), the brother of Delrawn Small and the Justice Committee announced that a discipline trial for NYPD Officer Wayne Isaacs, who kill
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Mayor’s Police Reforms Will Not Address NYPD’s Culture of Violence and Impunity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 12, 2026 Justice Committee: Mayor’s Police Reforms Will Not Address NYPD’s Culture of Violence and Impunity New York, NY — Earlier today, Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a slate of police reforms in response to last week’s revelation that the NYPD allowed Officer Salvatore Alongi, who killed 19-year-old Win Rozario in March 2024, to retire with a disability pension while awaiting a departmental trial, without proper notification to the CCR
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Parents of Win Rozario & Justice Committee Respond to Commissioner Tisch’s “Human Error” Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, October 9, 2026 Parents of Win Rozario & Justice Committee Respond to Commissioner Tisch’s “Human Error” Statement New York, NY — Following yesterday’s reveal that NYPD Officer Salvatore Alongi was allowed to retire in May while awaiting a departmental trial for the 2024 killing of Bangladeshi teen Win Rozario and that the NYPD still hasn’t submitted Alongi for state decertification in spite of state law requiring it, Police Commissioner Jessica
Oct 93 min read


NYPD Let Killer Cop Retire Amidst Pending Discipline Proceedings in Killing of Bangladeshi Teen Win Rozario
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 8, 2026 NYPD Let Killer Cop Retire Amidst Pending Discipline Proceedings in Killing of Bangladeshi Teen Win Rozario Family calls NYPD “corrupt,” says they feel “betrayed” by Mayor Mamdani and issues list of demands, including firing of second officer responsible for teen’s death New York, NY — Today, the family of Win Rozario held a press conference exposing that the NYPD let former Officer Salvatore Alongi, one of the two officers who
Oct 86 min read


NYPD Still Severely Underreports Stop-and-Frisks, Despite Court Oversight
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 29, 2026 NYPD Still Severely Underreports Stop-and-Frisks, Despite Court Oversight 13 years after landmark Floyd decision, NYPD continues illegal racial profiling with impunity New York, NY – In response to the newest court-appointed monitor’s report showing that NYPD is still severely underreporting stops, Justice Committee Executive Director Loyda Colón (they/them) released the following statement: “It’s been thirteen years since N
Sep 292 min read


Rest in Power, Iris Baez 🕊️
Iris was THE OG—the matriarch to families whose loved ones were murdered by police, not just in NYC but across the country and around the world. For over 3 decades, she never gave up the fight against police violence and brutality. While this is devastating news, we know she's being welcomed by the ancestors. Iris’s son #AnthonyBaez was killed by NYPD Officer Francis Livot in 1994 with an already-banned chokehold – 20 years before #EricGarner was killed in the same way. Antho
Sep 112 min read


The Moment We’re In - and How We Got Here
Part of the Meeting the Moment compilation, curated by Building Beyond Policing and Democratizing Justice Initiative. Read the entire issue: As the United States careens toward authoritarianism, the role of law enforcement as an enforcer of a specific political agenda — backed by ever-expanding powers, funding, militarization, and surveillance infrastructure — has never been clearer. But this ominous trend is not limited to federal law enforcement under the Trump regime; it m
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[Gothamist] Advocates say Mayor Mamdani's NYPD isn't curbing broken-windows policing
By Ben Feuerherd in Gothamist Aug 13, 2026 Elected officials and police reform advocates on Thursday called on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to rein in what they call a continuation of broken windows policing under his administration, after they watched criminal court arraignments across the city over several days this week. City Councilmember Sandy Nurse joined the advocates in front of Manhattan Supreme Court on Centre Street, and said she would keep the pressure on City Hall to ena
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