In the Media 2020

Aug 25, 20201 min read

[Pix 11] Judge lifts veil on NYC police discipline records

With scores of disciplinary records already online, a federal judge on Friday lifted a temporary restraining order that had barred New...

Aug 19, 20201 min read

[Pix 11] Battle continues over release of police disciplinary records in New York

Police unions fought Tuesday to block the public release of officer disciplinary records in New York. Lawmakers enacted a state...

Aug 19, 20201 min read

[Nu Origins] MOM & FAMILY OUTRAGED AS BRONX DA DECLINES TO CHARGE COPS FOR KILLING KAWASKI TRAWICK

On April 14, 2019, 32-year-old Kawaski Trawick was locked out of his apartment at Hill House in the Bronx. The fire department let him...

Aug 17, 20201 min read

[NEWSONE] Outrage After DA Decides Against Charging NYPD Cops Who ‘Murdered’ Black Man In Own Home

The family of a Black man who was Tasered, shot and killed in his apartment by NYPD officers was reacting with outrage at a prosecutor’s...

Aug 9, 20201 min read

[Black Star News] Eric Garners Mother: "There's Unfinished Business" Mayor, NYPD Want To Hide

"It's been over 6 years since the NYPD killed my son, and it's been over 6 years of cover-ups and delays by Mayor de Blasio, the NYPD and...

Jul 17, 20201 min read

[The New Yorker] How a Coalition of New York Activists Revealed Police-Department Secrets

It has been more than eight years since a New York City police officer shot Constance Malcolm’s son to death as he stood in a bathroom in...

Jun 28, 20201 min read

[The Nation] How to Make Defunding the Police a Reality

For the past half-century, American cities have spent more on policing each year. All of a sudden, nationwide protests have put...

Jun 26, 20201 min read

[CBS News] Families of NYPD shooting victims slam Governor Cuomo

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is touting his response to the George Floyd protests, citing several major bills including a chokehold...

Jun 25, 20201 min read

[amNY] Hundreds of people join ‘Occupy City Hall’ Thursday night to call for police defunding

Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech June 26, 2020 Protesters, activists and musicians from across the five boroughs chanted, sang and marched...

Jun 23, 20201 min read

[Gothamist] Massive Protests Forced Lawmakers Into Action, And Long-Time Police Reform Activists...

Massive Protests Forced Lawmakers Into Action, And Long-Time Police Reform Activists Were Ready With Plans BY YASMEEN KHAN, WNYC It took...

Jun 19, 20201 min read

[Bronx News 12] Family of men killed by police call on city to deduct $1 billion from NYPD budget

Three local families who lost a family member in police-involved incidents are calling on the city to take $1 billion from the NYPD’s...

Jun 15, 20201 min read

[Vox] The fight for transparency in police misconduct, explained

New York’s repeal of section 50-a — which allowed police to shield misconduct records — is a big win for activists, but there is more...

Jun 14, 20201 min read

[News Beat Podcast] Defund Police: What it means & how it would really work

In the wake of the police slaying of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters have not only flooded the streets, but they're actively...

Jun 9, 20201 min read

[Univision] El efecto de las manifestaciones: propuestas de reformas y rechazo al abuso policial

En Nueva York la legislatura revocó la sección 50-A, la cual restringía el acceso a los antecedentes de policías. De igual forma se...

Jun 1, 20201 min read

[Univision] “Son racistas”: activista en Nueva York cuestiona a la policía de Minneapolis

Iris Báez, madre de un guarda de seguridad hispano que en 1994 murió por una llave de estrangulamiento de parte de un oficial, señaló que...

Jun 1, 20201 min read

[WAMU] Police Back Off From Social Distancing Enforcement

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced police will no longer require people to wear masks in public, unless the absence of a...

Jun 1, 20201 min read

[AmsterdamNews] Activists and elected officials question NYPD’s recent social distancing enforcement

Since COVID-19 social distancing rules have gone into effect, the main job of the New York City Police Department is to enforce those...

Jun 1, 20201 min read

[Nu Origins] How JC is Protecting New Yorkers from Police Violence. An Interview With Simone Gamble

Social-distancing a word that was unfamiliar to many just a couple of months ago is now part of the everyday lexicon for millions of...

May 24, 20201 min read

[Nu Origins] HOW THE JUSTICE COMMITTEE IS PROTECTING NEW YORKERS FROM POLICE VIOLENCE

An interview with Simone Gamble “You can’t use policing to solve public health problems… What communities need is more education, public...

May 20, 20201 min read

[Amsterdam News] Activists & elected officials question NYPD’s recent social distancing enforcement

... According to recent police data, more than 90% of the people arrested regarding social distancing rules were Black and Latinx, and...

May 14, 20201 min read

[NPR] Police Back Off From Social Distancing Enforcement

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced police will no longer require people to wear masks in public, unless the absence of a...

May 13, 20202 min read

[truthout] Pandemic Policing Is Expanding the Use of Surveillance Technology

Last week’s viral images of New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers handing out masks to crowds of white park-goers while...

Feb 4, 20201 min read

[AM-NY] ‘Anyone can cop watch’: Grassroots group uses knowledge as power against police violence

As New Yorkers prepare for an influx of 500 MTA officers in the subways, a band of activists are protesting the increased police presence...

Feb 3, 20201 min read

[Univision] Entrenan a neoyorquinos sobre cómo protegerse de casos de abuso policial

Organizaciones que defienden los derechos civiles lanzaron una campaña llamada 'CopWatch'...

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