In response to the NYPD opening fire in a Brooklyn subway station after alleged $2.90 fair evasion and Mayor Adams defending the officers for showing “restraint,” Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from CPR spokesperson Loyda Colon (they/them), Executive Director of the Justice Committee:
The Independent Federal Monitor of the New York City Police Department released a report finding that the NYPD has failed to comply with court-ordered mandates to end its unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices.
NEW YORK- Following the budget vote today, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released the following statement from NYC Budget Justice Coalition spokesperson, Loyda Colón (they/them), Executive Director of the Justice Committee.
Following the budget handshake today, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released the following statement from spokesperson Ileana Mendez-Peñate (she/her):
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
