Communities United for Police Reform

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June 26, 2024

Grassroots, Advocacy and Legal Organizations Blast $225M Mega-Police Training Facility

Letter Calls On City Council to Cut Cop City Capital Project Out of FY25 Budget

Organizations from across the city delivered a joint letter to the City Council urging them to cut Mayor Adams' dangerous plan to build a ‘Public Safety Training Academy’ - i.e. a Cop City - from the FY25 Capital Budget. This mega training center is slated to be built in College Point, Queens and would cost the city at least $225 million dollars.

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June 13, 2024

60 Grassroots, Advocacy and Legal Organizations Denounce the Mayor’s Bloated Spending on NYPD and Call for Investments in Community Services and Programs in the FY25 Budget

Today, 60 organizations delivered a joint letter to Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council urging them to prioritize real health and safety for New Yorkers in the FY25 Adopted budget by investing in community services and programs New Yorkers need and to stop the continued expansion of resources for the NYPD.

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May 29, 2024

Community Groups, Advocates and City Council Members Rally to Demand NYC Budget Justice

Call for Cuts to NYPD Press Budget, Disband SRG, Hiring Freeze of School Cops and Removal of NYPD from Mental Health Response

Today, Communities United for Police Reform’s NYC Budget Justice Coalition along with NYC Council Members Alexa Avilés, Tiffany Cabán, and Shahana Hanif

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May 9, 2024

Advocates Demand Budget Justice, Not More Policing at Public Safety Budget Hearing

Today, advocates from across the city delivered testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety urging them prioritize real community safety solutions and demanding a decrease to the NYPD’s over bloated $11.9 billion budget.

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May 1, 2024

Statement: NYPD Violence is a Horrific Response to Student Protests

In response to the violence by the NYPD in riot gear against student protesters at The City College of New York CUNY and Columbia University last night and at multiple schools over the past weeks, Communities United for Police Reform issued the following statement from CPR Spokesperson Loyda Colon (they/them), Executive Director of the Justice Committee.

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Grassroots, Advocacy and Legal Organizations Blast $225M Mega-Police Training Facility

60 Grassroots, Advocacy and Legal Organizations Denounce the Mayor’s Bloated Spending on NYPD and Call for Investments in Community Services and Programs in the FY25 Budget

Community Groups, Advocates and City Council Members Rally to Demand NYC Budget Justice

Advocates Demand Budget Justice, Not More Policing at Public Safety Budget Hearing

Statement: NYPD Violence is a Horrific Response to Student Protests

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