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Over 40 Rights Groups Urge Mamdani to Block NYPD From Buying & Using AI-Equipped Mass Surveillance Tool

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2026 Over 40 Rights Groups Urge Mamdani to Block NYPD From Buying & Using AI-Equipped Mass Surveillance Tool Following voters’ rejection of government and corporate surveillance, NYC Mayor must block advanced cell-site simulators New York, NY – A coalition of 45 advocacy and legal organizations today called on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to prohibit the NYPD from procuring or utilizing AI-equipped cell-site simulators, citing the threat they pose

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45 Organizations to Mamdani: Prohibit NYPD Purchase & Use of AI-enhanced Cell-Site Simulators

Dear Mayor Mamdani, The undersigned 45 organizations write to express our strong opposition to the NYPD’s plans to procure portable cell-site simulators with artificial intelligence capabilities. Since December 2025, the NYPD has been in negotiations to enter into a no-bid contract with the Israeli surveillance technology company Cognyte for their FalcoNet mobile cell-simulator technology. Although the City has since walked back the no-bid contract after public outcry, Cognyt

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Over 40 Rights Groups Urge Mamdani to Block NYPD From Buying & Using AI-Equipped Mass Surveillance Tool

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45 Organizations to Mamdani: Prohibit NYPD Purchase & Use of AI-enhanced Cell-Site Simulators

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[Gothamist] NYPD officer faces disciplinary trial 10 years after killing Delrawn Small

By Ben Feuerherd - published Oct. 21, 2026 The NYPD officer who shot and killed a man during a traffic dispute in Brooklyn more than a decade ago will face a departmental trial early next year, members of the slain man’s family said Wednesday. Officer Wayne Isaacs will go on trial in January on a charge that he used improper force when he shot and killed Delrawn Small in East New York in July 2016. The case against Isaacs was brought by the Civilian Complaint Review Board, th

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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

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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

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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

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