In response to Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner O’Neill touting low 2016 crime statistics, New Yorkers, community members and advocates release statements about the de Blasio administration’s failure to address NYPD abuses, misconduct, racial disparities and lack of accountability.
Graham family and supporters slam de Blasio for disrespecting family, putting them through 5th holiday season without accountability or basic information, and perpetuating failed NYPD discipline
Women continue to experience gender-specific police abuses and impending Trump administration make local action even more urgent, and city should demonstrate leadership with action.
In letter to NYC Council Speaker Mark-Viverito, Public Safety Chair Gibson, and Women’s Caucus Co-Chairs Cumbo & Rosenthal, group encourages NYC’s women elected officials to lead efforts to pass Right to Know Act
A group of over 130 feminist leaders and organizations committed to the improvement of the lives of women (cisgender and transgender) and gender non-conforming (GNC) people urged New York City elected officials to pass key legislative police reforms to protect women and GNC people from police abuses.
As Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner O’Neill gave briefing on crime data from November, they continued to ignore alleged abuses and misconduct during month, including the police killing of Ariel Galarza just days after killing of Deborah Danner.
November 1 - NYPD Cop Found Guilty of Helping Bronx Drug Dealer Traffic Cocaine (New York Daily News)
“The NYPD’s killing of Ariel Galarza – another Bronx resident reportedly experiencing an emotional crisis within their own home, just two weeks after killing Deborah Danner – should make clear that simply new words by Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner O’Neill but with status quo actions are unacceptable. There is clearly a longstanding problem with the police department handling these incidents, and Tasers are not a safe weapon of force.
As stop-and-frisk/NYPD abuses continue to impact New Yorkers, forums across NYC and online engagement launch to advance lasting solutions from communities through court-ordered reforms
In response to the NYPD killing 66-year-old Bronx resident Deborah Danner on Tuesday night, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from spokesperson Monifa Bandele.
