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We Need a Transformative Approach to Public Safety –– NYC’s FY23 Budget Is Not It
In response to New York City Council passing FY23 Budget, Justice Committee released the following statement: "Last night, the New York...
JC Team
Jun 14, 20222 min read


CCRB Substantiates Police Abuse of Harlem Youth, Bystander and Copwatcher Mercedes Pope
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 13, 2022––Today, the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) concluded their investigation into...
JC Team
Jun 14, 20225 min read
![[Gothamist] Police should be disciplined for harassing woman who tried to videotape them](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_f045cb4e9737488bb532ed82b5e966e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_376,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_f045cb4e9737488bb532ed82b5e966e5~mv2.webp)
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[Gothamist] Police should be disciplined for harassing woman who tried to videotape them
The civilian-run board that investigates complaints of police misconduct recommended discipline for two New York Police Department...
JC Team
Jun 12, 20221 min read
![[NY Focus] Here Are the New NYPD Gun Units’ Trainees. Many Have Histories of Excessive Force](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_b355a6510dd544b38a56e2250b6700fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_b355a6510dd544b38a56e2250b6700fe~mv2.webp)
![[NY Focus] Here Are the New NYPD Gun Units’ Trainees. Many Have Histories of Excessive Force](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_b355a6510dd544b38a56e2250b6700fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_b355a6510dd544b38a56e2250b6700fe~mv2.webp)
[NY Focus] Here Are the New NYPD Gun Units’ Trainees. Many Have Histories of Excessive Force
In March, New York City Mayor Eric Adams fulfilled his promise to revive recently disbanded plainclothes police teams and deploy them to...
JC Team
May 22, 20221 min read
![[City & State NY] Another day of contradictory remarks from Eric Adams - this time on crime](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_b2ff7d88401a4e40953d2cefa11e0497~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_b2ff7d88401a4e40953d2cefa11e0497~mv2.webp)
![[City & State NY] Another day of contradictory remarks from Eric Adams - this time on crime](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_b2ff7d88401a4e40953d2cefa11e0497~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_b2ff7d88401a4e40953d2cefa11e0497~mv2.webp)
[City & State NY] Another day of contradictory remarks from Eric Adams - this time on crime
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was apparently hit with a double case of amnesia on Thursday. That, or he tried to pull a fast one on the...
JC Team
May 18, 20221 min read


At Close of CCRB Investigation, Mom of Mohamed Bah Blasts NYPD and Mayor for Shielding Officers
MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE At Close of CCRB Investigation, Mom of Mohamed Bah Blasts NYPD...
JC Team
May 12, 20224 min read


Discipline Prosecution of Officer Wayne Isaacs in Killing Of Delrawn Small Cleared To Move Forward
MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CCRB CLEARED TO MOVE FORWARD ON DISCIPLINE PROSECUTION OF...
JC Team
May 6, 20223 min read


Families of NYers Killed by NYPD Meet with Mayor, Call for Rollback of Anti-Crime Unit Revamp
Statement from families whose loved ones were killed by the NYPD on their meeting with Mayor Adams about his revamp of the Anti-Crime Unit.
JC Team
Apr 15, 20222 min read


Rebanding the Anti-Crime Unit is Not the Answer Say Families in Letter to Mayor
Letter from families who've lost loved ones to the NYPD to Mayor Adams regarding his revamp of the NYPD Anti-Crime Unit.
JC Team
Apr 14, 20224 min read


Testimony: No Matter the Training, Neighborhood Safety Teams Will Bring Same Police Violence
Testimony of Iris Baez, mother of Anthony Baez, given at the New York City Council Public Safety Committee's hearing on Mayor Adams' Gun...
JC Team
Mar 30, 20222 min read


Testimony: NYPD Anti-Crime Unit Killed My Son. Bringing It Back Will Lead to More Death
Testimony of Shawn Williams, father of Antonio Williams, given at the New York City Council Public Safety Committee's hearing on Mayor...
JC Team
Mar 30, 20224 min read


Testimony: Invest in People, Not Policing and Criminalization
I am here today to call on the City Council on behalf of the Justice Committee to turn away from the failed approach to public safety.
JC Team
Mar 30, 20225 min read


A Love Letter to CopWatchers: You deserve thanks not slander
Dear NYC CopWatchers, Last week, Mayor Adams used one of his press conferences to grossly mischaracterize and criminalize New Yorkers who...
JC Team
Mar 23, 20223 min read


Public Safety Hearing Testimony: We must stop investing in policing and criminalization over people
Justice Committee testimony submitted by JC member Divad Durant for the New York City Council Public Safety Committee's budget hearing.
JC Team
Mar 18, 20225 min read
![[Gothamist] NYPD precinct faces outcry for 'hunting of man' Hemingway quote](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_86f02ed71ae34377a6afda34d7cf2311~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_86f02ed71ae34377a6afda34d7cf2311~mv2.webp)
![[Gothamist] NYPD precinct faces outcry for 'hunting of man' Hemingway quote](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_86f02ed71ae34377a6afda34d7cf2311~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_86f02ed71ae34377a6afda34d7cf2311~mv2.webp)
[Gothamist] NYPD precinct faces outcry for 'hunting of man' Hemingway quote
An Ernest Hemingway quote that celebrates the “hunting of man” is plastered on the wall of a Brooklyn police precinct house...
JC Team
Mar 18, 20221 min read


More Police & Jailing NYers Has Failed Repeatedly to End Gun Violence – Let's Give Equality a Try
In response to Mayor Eric Adams’ release of his “Blueprint to End Gun Violence”, the Justice Committee released this statement.
JC Team
Jan 25, 20223 min read
![[NPR] New Yorkers want gun violence to end. A controversial police unit returns to help](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_a7332d7e70084185b451034f65f79ae6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_a7332d7e70084185b451034f65f79ae6~mv2.webp)
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[NPR] New Yorkers want gun violence to end. A controversial police unit returns to help
An 11-month-old girl was struck by a stray bullet that hit the parked car she was in on a street in the Bronx Wednesday. Last night, two...
JC Team
Jan 22, 20221 min read


NYC Needs a Transformative Approach to Public Safety, Not Reliance on Abusive Policing Tactics
JC statement in response to NYPD Commissioner appointment.
JC Team
Dec 16, 20212 min read
![[DailyNews] The inquiry into Eric Garner’s death is putting infuriating facts on the record](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_cecf28c1015c43c6af97c266fcb0b399~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_cecf28c1015c43c6af97c266fcb0b399~mv2.webp)
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[DailyNews] The inquiry into Eric Garner’s death is putting infuriating facts on the record
Just days in, the extraordinary judicial inquiry into the Police Department’s killing of Eric Garner has already yielded painful...
JC Team
Oct 28, 20211 min read
![[Gothamist] NYPD Officials Forced To Defend Handling Of Garner’s Killing In Rare Judicial Inquiry](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_4b8bcc40f12f42a4847f43ff10385c39~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_4b8bcc40f12f42a4847f43ff10385c39~mv2.webp)
![[Gothamist] NYPD Officials Forced To Defend Handling Of Garner’s Killing In Rare Judicial Inquiry](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_4b8bcc40f12f42a4847f43ff10385c39~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_4b8bcc40f12f42a4847f43ff10385c39~mv2.webp)
[Gothamist] NYPD Officials Forced To Defend Handling Of Garner’s Killing In Rare Judicial Inquiry
In more than ten hours of tedious questioning of police officers and supervisors under oath this week, a broader picture has begun to...
JC Team
Oct 27, 20211 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
Nov 193 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
Nov 135 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
Nov 124 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
Nov 105 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
Nov 62 min read
![[Hellgate] Family of Allan Feliz Sues NYPD Commissioner Tisch for Refusing to Fire the Cop Who Killed Him](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_23db254c84104d43a6cecd00360c1aff~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,al_c,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_23db254c84104d43a6cecd00360c1aff~mv2.webp)
![[Hellgate] Family of Allan Feliz Sues NYPD Commissioner Tisch for Refusing to Fire the Cop Who Killed Him](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_23db254c84104d43a6cecd00360c1aff~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_473,h_355,al_c,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_23db254c84104d43a6cecd00360c1aff~mv2.webp)
[Hellgate] Family of Allan Feliz Sues NYPD Commissioner Tisch for Refusing to Fire the Cop Who Killed Him
Tisch unlawfully swept aside damning evidence when making her decision to not fire Lieutenant Jonathan Rivera, the lawsuit claims. by Nick Pinto The family and supporters of Allan Feliz have filed a lawsuit against NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Wednesday night over her decision this summer not to discipline Lieutenant Jonathan Rivera, who shot Feliz to death in his car in the Bronx in 2019. Tisch's decision to let Rivera—who is still on active duty and has since been promot
Oct 204 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
Oct 167 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...
Sep 244 min read
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