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![[BlackStar News]NYPD Killing Of Trawick: Advocates, Elected Officials Call For Firing Of Killer-Cops](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_f38e11cc41dc4f1cb65448dc6f2a0400~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_f38e11cc41dc4f1cb65448dc6f2a0400~mv2.webp)
![[BlackStar News]NYPD Killing Of Trawick: Advocates, Elected Officials Call For Firing Of Killer-Cops](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_f38e11cc41dc4f1cb65448dc6f2a0400~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_f38e11cc41dc4f1cb65448dc6f2a0400~mv2.webp)
[BlackStar News]NYPD Killing Of Trawick: Advocates, Elected Officials Call For Firing Of Killer-Cops
Today, community organizations, New York City elected officials, and people from across all five boroughs joined together to rally...
JC Team
Oct 2, 20232 min read


Advocates and Electeds rally for officers who killed Black gay man, Kawaski Trawick, to be fired
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE for September 28, 2023 Advocates and elected officials rally for officers who killed Black gay man, Kawaski...
JC Team
Sep 28, 20237 min read
![[Hell Gate NYC] The NYPD Killed Kawaski Trawick. New York City Failed Him.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_b0fa83b289ca42bbbef5ac33cb392032~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_b0fa83b289ca42bbbef5ac33cb392032~mv2.webp)
![[Hell Gate NYC] The NYPD Killed Kawaski Trawick. New York City Failed Him.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_b0fa83b289ca42bbbef5ac33cb392032~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_b0fa83b289ca42bbbef5ac33cb392032~mv2.webp)
[Hell Gate NYC] The NYPD Killed Kawaski Trawick. New York City Failed Him.
The NYPD is above the law when they kill New Yorkers, and no case better illustrates this heartbreaking and enraging fact than the case...
JC Team
Sep 27, 20232 min read
![[The City] Protesters Call on Police Commissioner Caban to Fire Officers in Trawick Killing](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_83b304b15afc43778873ef424256cbc7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_83b304b15afc43778873ef424256cbc7~mv2.webp)
![[The City] Protesters Call on Police Commissioner Caban to Fire Officers in Trawick Killing](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_83b304b15afc43778873ef424256cbc7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_83b304b15afc43778873ef424256cbc7~mv2.webp)
[The City] Protesters Call on Police Commissioner Caban to Fire Officers in Trawick Killing
Dozens of protesters rallied outside police headquarters in downtown Manhattan Thursday to urge NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban to buck...
JC Team
Sep 27, 20231 min read
![[Gaycity News] NYPD official recommends no punishment for cops in Kawaski Trawick case](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_646ec47314e043eb9e3b3489d28016c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_646ec47314e043eb9e3b3489d28016c2~mv2.webp)
![[Gaycity News] NYPD official recommends no punishment for cops in Kawaski Trawick case](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_646ec47314e043eb9e3b3489d28016c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_646ec47314e043eb9e3b3489d28016c2~mv2.webp)
[Gaycity News] NYPD official recommends no punishment for cops in Kawaski Trawick case
A deputy NYPD commissioner tasked with overseeing administrative trials has recommended against punishing the two police officers who...
JC Team
Sep 26, 20231 min read


Draft NYPD Report Recommends Charges Dropped Against Cops Who Killed Kawaski Trawick
MEDIA CONTACT: Kristine Mikkelsen, kmikkelsen@spitfirestrategies.com, Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE for...
JC Team
Sep 25, 20234 min read


39 Electeds Urge Mayor & NYPD Commissoner to Allow CCRB Prosecution of Cop Who Killed Allan Feliz
MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org New York, NY: Nearly 40 New York City and State elected officials have come...
JC Team
Sep 25, 20235 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:...
JC Team
Sep 25, 20234 min read
![[The City] No Discipline Recommended for Cops in Killing of Kawaski Trawick](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_096a39746153444ca4756111d2908b48~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_096a39746153444ca4756111d2908b48~mv2.webp)
![[The City] No Discipline Recommended for Cops in Killing of Kawaski Trawick](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_096a39746153444ca4756111d2908b48~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_096a39746153444ca4756111d2908b48~mv2.webp)
[The City] No Discipline Recommended for Cops in Killing of Kawaski Trawick
The NYPD’s head of administrative trials is recommending no punishment for two police officers involved in the shooting death of...
JC Team
Sep 24, 20232 min read
[News 12] City and state officials call for justice in case of Allan Feliz
A group of 37 New York City and New York state elected officials gathered Monday to call for justice and impartiality in the case of...
JC Team
Sep 24, 20231 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...
JC Team
Aug 17, 20235 min read
![[Amsterdam News] Stop and Frisk 10 Years Later: How Many More Stops?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_228a5f7abd6844449107e0c7425c6f94~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,al_c,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_228a5f7abd6844449107e0c7425c6f94~mv2.webp)
![[Amsterdam News] Stop and Frisk 10 Years Later: How Many More Stops?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_228a5f7abd6844449107e0c7425c6f94~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,al_c,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_228a5f7abd6844449107e0c7425c6f94~mv2.webp)
[Amsterdam News] Stop and Frisk 10 Years Later: How Many More Stops?
Ten years ago [last week], a federal judge rejected the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York City Police Department, finding that it...
JC Team
Aug 16, 20231 min read
![[City and State NYC] The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices are still here but under a new name](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_43eae6fda7764b84bb2301b29eefe8bd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_43eae6fda7764b84bb2301b29eefe8bd~mv2.webp)
![[City and State NYC] The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices are still here but under a new name](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_43eae6fda7764b84bb2301b29eefe8bd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_43eae6fda7764b84bb2301b29eefe8bd~mv2.webp)
[City and State NYC] The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices are still here but under a new name
One decade ago this summer, a federal court found the New York City Police Department’s abusive stop-and-frisk practices...
JC Team
Jul 18, 20231 min read
![[News 12] Family of son fatally struck by police in 2022 sues NYPD](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_6b141efc9d5142dbb5e1f01358fe9350~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_6b141efc9d5142dbb5e1f01358fe9350~mv2.webp)
![[News 12] Family of son fatally struck by police in 2022 sues NYPD](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_6b141efc9d5142dbb5e1f01358fe9350~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_6b141efc9d5142dbb5e1f01358fe9350~mv2.webp)
[News 12] Family of son fatally struck by police in 2022 sues NYPD
The family of a man who was fatally struck by a police van last year is suing the NYPD. Ronald Anthony Smith was killed in April 2022 by...
JC Team
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...
JC Team
Jul 17, 20231 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,...
JC Team
Jun 13, 20232 min read
![[Blackstar News] CPR: “Sewell –With Adams’ Oversight – Has Emboldened The NYPD To Act With Impunity”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_e67295d458a24b0abe19855b4e6e8209~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_e67295d458a24b0abe19855b4e6e8209~mv2.webp)
![[Blackstar News] CPR: “Sewell –With Adams’ Oversight – Has Emboldened The NYPD To Act With Impunity”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_e67295d458a24b0abe19855b4e6e8209~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_e67295d458a24b0abe19855b4e6e8209~mv2.webp)
[Blackstar News] CPR: “Sewell –With Adams’ Oversight – Has Emboldened The NYPD To Act With Impunity”
New York, NY – In response to this week’s announcement that NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell is resigning, Communities United for Police...
JC Team
Jun 12, 20231 min read
![[News 12] Elected officials and local organizations demand cuts to NYPD budget](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_36225d53aada4a5fb3200fcdb02fd883~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_334,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_36225d53aada4a5fb3200fcdb02fd883~mv2.webp)
![[News 12] Elected officials and local organizations demand cuts to NYPD budget](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_36225d53aada4a5fb3200fcdb02fd883~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_36225d53aada4a5fb3200fcdb02fd883~mv2.webp)
[News 12] Elected officials and local organizations demand cuts to NYPD budget
Community organizations and elected officials are calling on the mayor’s office to cut funding from the NYPD and use it for other...
JC Team
Jun 11, 20231 min read
![[News One] No Charges For Cops Whose Speeding Van Killed Black Pedestrian After Running Red Light](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_9695937bfad74034b7ff0c5f579a4c03~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,al_c,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_9695937bfad74034b7ff0c5f579a4c03~mv2.webp)
![[News One] No Charges For Cops Whose Speeding Van Killed Black Pedestrian After Running Red Light](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_9695937bfad74034b7ff0c5f579a4c03~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,al_c,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_9695937bfad74034b7ff0c5f579a4c03~mv2.webp)
[News One] No Charges For Cops Whose Speeding Van Killed Black Pedestrian After Running Red Light
The NYPD officers manning a police van that killed a Black pedestrian by running him over after speeding through red lights during a...
JC Team
May 22, 20232 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...
JC Team
May 22, 20233 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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