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70 Organizations Deliver Letter to Mayor Mamdani: Reject NYPD Expansion, Invest in Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 25, 2026 70 Organizations Deliver Letter to Mayor Mamdani: Reject NYPD Expansion, Invest in Care Days before budget deadline, groups, electeds, and community members urge Mayor to deliver on his campaign promises & public safety vision New York, NY – In a show of widespread, unified opposition to the direction of the Mamdani administration's public safety policy, 70 organizations delivered a letter to the mayor today, urging his him to re
JC Team
23 hours ago7 min read
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[Gothamist] Police reformers call on Mamdani to rein in NYPD's quality of life crackdown
By Liam Quigley and Elizabeth Kim Dozens of community groups sent Mayor Zohran Mamdani a letter on Thursday calling for him to scale back the NYPD’s crackdown on low-level offenses. The groups, largely made up of criminal justice advocates, criticized Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s focus on “quality of life” arrests, arguing the approach criminalizes poverty. The letter also called on Mamdani to halt plans to hire 580 new police officers, and said the money should instea
JC Team
1 day ago2 min read
Letter from 70 Orgs to Mamdani: Invest in Care, Not More Cops
June 2026 Mayor Zohran Mamdani City Hall New York, NY 10007 Cc: First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan, Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Renita Francois, Office of Community Safety Commissioner Ayesha Delany-Brumsey, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Subject: Opposition to NYPD Headcount Increase and Expansion of Broken Windows Policing Dear Mayor Mamdani, Your election as mayor gave us hope for a genuine break from the failed policing-first approach that has criminalized our communi
JC Team
1 day ago5 min read
Public Safety Testimony from Samy Feliz to City Council
My name is Samy Feliz. I am representing the Justice Committee, a grassroots organization committed to ending police violence and systemic racism in New York City. I was born and raised in the Bronx and Washington Heights. To me, public safety is very personal. My brother, Allan Feliz, was killed by NYPD Lt. Jonathan Rivera and Officers Michelle Almanzar and Edward Barrett in 2019. Lt. Rivera has since been promoted, despite a documented record of 40 misconduct allegations an
JC Team
Jun 123 min read
Christine Henson's Testimony to City Council on Public Safety & Mental Health
My name is Christine Henson. I am the mother of Andrew Henson, who is affected by autism and limited speech abilities. When he was 16, Andrew was assaulted by the NYPD. It is disappointing that Mayor Mamdani’s executive budget invests approximately $12B in the NYPD, increases the officer headcount by 580, and increases funding to the failed B-HEARD program while failing to make real investments in services New Yorkers need. In 2018, I requested a speech evaluation at Andrew
JC Team
Jun 124 min read
70 Organizations Deliver Letter to Mayor Mamdani: Reject NYPD Expansion, Invest in Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 25, 2026 70 Organizations Deliver Letter to Mayor Mamdani: Reject NYPD Expansion, Invest in Care Days before budget deadline, groups, electeds, and community members urge Mayor to deliver on his campaign promises & public safety vision New York, NY – In a show of widespread, unified opposition to the direction of the Mamdani administration's public safety policy, 70 organizations delivered a letter to the mayor today, urging his him to re
23 hours ago7 min read
![[Gothamist] Police reformers call on Mamdani to rein in NYPD's quality of life crackdown](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_b18bd6278fbc48e3882f1697b43190f7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1103,h_828,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f8a96d_b18bd6278fbc48e3882f1697b43190f7~mv2.png)
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[Gothamist] Police reformers call on Mamdani to rein in NYPD's quality of life crackdown
By Liam Quigley and Elizabeth Kim Dozens of community groups sent Mayor Zohran Mamdani a letter on Thursday calling for him to scale back the NYPD’s crackdown on low-level offenses. The groups, largely made up of criminal justice advocates, criticized Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s focus on “quality of life” arrests, arguing the approach criminalizes poverty. The letter also called on Mamdani to halt plans to hire 580 new police officers, and said the money should instea
1 day ago2 min read
Letter from 70 Orgs to Mamdani: Invest in Care, Not More Cops
June 2026 Mayor Zohran Mamdani City Hall New York, NY 10007 Cc: First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan, Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Renita Francois, Office of Community Safety Commissioner Ayesha Delany-Brumsey, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Subject: Opposition to NYPD Headcount Increase and Expansion of Broken Windows Policing Dear Mayor Mamdani, Your election as mayor gave us hope for a genuine break from the failed policing-first approach that has criminalized our communi
1 day ago5 min read
Public Safety Testimony from Samy Feliz to City Council
My name is Samy Feliz. I am representing the Justice Committee, a grassroots organization committed to ending police violence and systemic racism in New York City. I was born and raised in the Bronx and Washington Heights. To me, public safety is very personal. My brother, Allan Feliz, was killed by NYPD Lt. Jonathan Rivera and Officers Michelle Almanzar and Edward Barrett in 2019. Lt. Rivera has since been promoted, despite a documented record of 40 misconduct allegations an
Jun 123 min read
Christine Henson's Testimony to City Council on Public Safety & Mental Health
My name is Christine Henson. I am the mother of Andrew Henson, who is affected by autism and limited speech abilities. When he was 16, Andrew was assaulted by the NYPD. It is disappointing that Mayor Mamdani’s executive budget invests approximately $12B in the NYPD, increases the officer headcount by 580, and increases funding to the failed B-HEARD program while failing to make real investments in services New Yorkers need. In 2018, I requested a speech evaluation at Andrew
Jun 124 min read
[BOLTS] The NYPD Has Final Say on Civilian Oversight. Will That Change Under Mamdani?
New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, ostensibly a police watchdog, cedes much power to police leadership. Experts say the mayor has the power to boost its independence. By Piper French New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, the watchdog agency that oversees the New York Police Department, consistently touts its independence—“independent agency” is the first descriptor on all of the board’s official communications. The board, which investigates instances
Jun 113 min read
Allan Feliz’s Family Challenges NYPD Commissioner's Refusal to Fire Killer Cop in State Supreme Court Hearing
Suit calls Commissioner Tisch’s decision to overturn her own deputy commissioner’s guilty verdict an abuse of discretion New York, NY – Today, the family of Allan Feliz asked the New York State Supreme Court to order NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to fire the police officer who killed him more than six years ago. In an oral argument on the landmark lawsuit filed by the family and Justice Committee in October 2025, their lawyers argued that Tisch abused her discretion when sh
May 146 min read
20 Electeds Deliver Letter Urging Mayor and NYPD Commissioner to Fire Jonathan Rivera Over Deadly Force & Repeated Misconduct
New York, NY –– Today, elected officials joined the family of Allan Feliz, advocates, and community members to call on NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to fire repeat offender Lt. Jonathan Rivera and Mayor Zohran Mamdani to ensure she does so. The rally was organized in response to a troubling plea deal offered to Rivera by the Civilian Complaint Review Board that would allow him to once again avoid meaningful discipline, despite his documented pattern of abuse, including kill
May 115 min read
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