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[AmDam] Mamdani once called for his firing, now this NYPD officer faces discipline for another misconduct claim.

Published Thursday, May 7, 2026 By Tandy Lau Lt. Jonathan Rivera, who NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch refused to fire for killing Washington Heights man Allan Feliz, pleaded guilty last week to an Abuse of Authority allegation for unlawful summons from a 2023 incident. He will likely lose 20 vacation days, but keep his job after a separate substantiated misconduct complaint for an offense potentially punishable by termination. Previous calls to fire Rivera stem from him fatal

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May 73 min read

Police Union’s Lawsuit is a Brazen Attack on Transparency Wins

Police Union’s Lawsuit is a Brazen Attack on Transparency Wins Rollbacks to 50-a would endanger communities and make police discipline even more difficult Yesterday, the Police Benevolents Union (PBA) filed an outrageous lawsuit against the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) over the release of police misconduct records. In response, Loyda Colón (they/them), Executive Director of Justice Committee, issued the following statement: "The PBA’s baseless lawsuit against the CC

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Apr 222 min read

Testimony: Committee on Public Safety Oversight Hearing, Sept. 2025

At the Committee on Public Safety's hearing on Oversight on September 22, 2025 , Samy Feliz delivered the following testimony: My name is Samy Feliz. I am the younger brother of Allan Feliz, who was killed by NYPD Lt. Jonathan Rivera during an unjust traffic stop in 2019. I am here to make sure that Commissioner Tisch has not tricked any of you into believing she cares about police accountability or the safety of New Yorkers. Last month, she made it very clear that she only

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Sep 22, 20253 min read

18 Months Later, NYPD Pushed To Serve Misconduct Charges on Officers Alongi and Cianfrocco for Killing Bangladeshi Teen, Win Rozario

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 18, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224-213-5495 18 Months Later,...

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Sep 18, 202512 min read

Nearly Forty Elected Officials Urge Mayor Adams and Commissioner Tisch to Serve Charges & Fire Officers Who Killed Win Rozario “Without Delay or Obstruction"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 18, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224-213-5495 Nearly Forty...

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Sep 18, 20259 min read

A Letter from NYS + NYC Electeds to Commissioner Tisch & Mayor Adams: Serve CCRB-Substantiated Charges on Officers who Killed Win Rozario "Without Delay or Obstruction"

September 18, 2025 Mayor Eric Adams City Hall New York, NY 10007 NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch 1 Police Plaza New York, NY 10038 RE:...

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Sep 17, 20255 min read

Family of Win Rozario speak at rally it City Hall, NYC.

Oversight Board Substantiates Charges Against Police Who Killed Bangladeshi Teen Win Rozario, while Mayor Adams & NYPD Commissioner Tisch Continue to Ignore Win’s Family

On Wednesday September 10, 2025, the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) moved to substantiate numerous misconduct allegations against Officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco related to their killing of 19-year-old Win Rozario on March 27, 2024. The police review board substantiated a total of eight allegations of misconduct - four allegations against each officer - including excessive force and abuse of authority.

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Sep 12, 20256 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

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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

Sep 109 min read

[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

Aug 173 min read

Community Groups Decry Escalating Low-Level Arrests Targeting People of Color Under Mayor Mamdani

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 13, 2026 Community Groups Decry Escalating Low-Level Arrests Targeting People of Color Under Mayor Mamdani Advocates call for an end to harmful Broken Windows Policing, which has continued to intensify in 2026 New York – On Thursday, community groups, among them Court Watch NYC, Drug Policy Alliance, Freedom Agenda, Justice Committee, The Legal Aid Society, SURJ NYC, VOCAL-NY and others, released data from a week of observing arraignmen

Aug 134 min read

Defeat of Proposed NYPD Headcount Increase is a Victory for New Yorkers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Defeat of Proposed NYPD Headcount Increase is a Victory for New Yorkers Justice Committee responds to removal of proposed 580 new cops in FY27 budget deal Today, the New York City Council and Mayor Mamdani reached a handshake agreement on the FY27 city budget. In a major movement victory, championed by a large coalition of grassroots, legal, advocacy and civil rights organizations New Yorkers, the agreement does not include any exp

Jun 301 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

Jun 257 min read

[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

Jun 252 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

Jun 255 min read