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November 10, 2025

Family Outraged by NYPD’s Move To Dismiss Charges Against Cop That Killed Delrawn Small; Demands Commissioner Tisch Uphold Charges

Nearly a decade after Mr. Small was murdered, his family demands Officer Wayne Isaacs’ long-awaited disciplinary trial moves forward as planned

In response to Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado’s recommendation to dismiss charges against Officer Wayne Isaacs, who shot and killed Delrawn Small in 2016, Victoria Davis and Victor Dempsey, Mr. Small’s sister and brother, released a statement.

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November 4, 2025

Communities United for Police Reform Responds to 2025 Mayoral Election Results

In response to Zohran Mamdani winning the 2025 NYC mayoral election, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released a statement from CPR spokesperson Sala Cyril, lead organizer with the Malcom X Grassroots Movement.

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April 29, 2025

Communities United for Police Reform Responds to President Trump’s Latest Executive Orders

In response to President Trump’s latest Executive Orders on April 28th, 2025: Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens and Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens, Communities United for Police (CPR) reform released a statement from Lumumba Bandele, Interim Executive Director of CPR.

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April 10, 2025

Communities United for Police Reform Responds to New NYPD Specialized Taskforce

Under the guise of improving public safety in New York, Mayor Adams’ and NYPD Commissioner Tisch’s announced a new NYPD task force to crackdown on low-level offenses.

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March 27, 2025

Family Outraged by Appellate Court Decision to Shield NYPD Cop Who Murdered Delrawn Small

On Wednesday, March 26, 2025 the State Supreme Court Second Appellate Division’s ruling to overturn Judge Danny Chun’s decision to unseal the records from NYPD Officer Wayne Isaacs’ murder trial for killing Delrawn Small in 2016, Victoria Davis and Victor Dempsey (sister and brother of Mr. Small) released a statement.

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February 14, 2025

CPR Condemns Mayor Adams for Collaboration with ICE

Today, in response to Mayor Eric Adams’ meeting with border czar Tom Homan, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released the following statement from CPR spokesperso

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January 14, 2025

Communities United for Police Reform Blasts Hochul’s Proposed Increased To Involuntary Removals in State of State

In response to today’s State of the State address, in which Governor Kathy Hochul doubled down on proposals to expand involuntary hospitalization of people with mental health complexities and proposed to fund an increased police presence in subways, Communities United for Police Reform issued the following statement on behalf of Loyda Colon (they/them), Executive Director of Justice Committee.

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January 9, 2025

Communities United for Police Reform Responds to Mayor Adams’ 2025 State of The City Address

In response to Mayor Adams’ annual State of The City, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released a statement on behalf of CPR Spokesperson, Hassen Bashir, VOCAL-NY, Civil Rights Campaign Coordinator.

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December 17, 2024

CPR Testifies at City Council Hearing - NYPD Is Still Falling Short on Transparency

New York, NY - Yesterday, the New York City Council held a public safety committee hearing on the NYPD’s unconstitutional use of stop and frisk and other illegal investigative encounters. The hearing also featured discussion on the implementation of the How Many Stops Act (HMSA). HMSA is a police transparency bill enacted in 2024 that requires the NYPD to collect and publicly release data on all NYPD street stops, investigative encounters and consent searches.

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November 27, 2024

Communities United for Police Reform Responds to Damning OIG Report on NYPD Community Response Teams

In response to a new report released by the Office of Inspector General for the NYPD on the Community Response Team (CRT), Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released a statement on behalf of CPR Spokesperson, Loyda Colon (they/them), Executive Director, Justice Committee.

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