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.
“It’s welcome news that the negotiated budget restored funding to some important safety infrastructure and services, such as libraries, arts and culture and affordable housing, and the Council should be commended for this. However, it’s deeply concerning that it seems that the budget will maintain a record-breaking $12B in NYPD spending for FY25 and fail to redirect any of the NYPD’s bloated funds to restore other critical city programs. This budget is letting Mayor Adams defund civilian oversight of police and other areas that are reportedly not being fully funded – while NYPD spending continues to grow unchecked.
Letter Calls On City Council to Cut Cop City Capital Project Out of FY25 Budget
Today, 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.
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.
Today, in response to the release of Mayor Adams’ executive budget, Communities United for Police issued the following statement from CPR spokesperson Hassen Bashir, Civil Rights and Campaign Coordinator with VOCAL-NY:
"The mayor's proposed budget undermines public safety by failing to invest adequately in infrastructure and programs that help keep New Yorkers safe. Instead of addressing the city's most pressing issues such as increased homelessness, fully funding our schools and youth, and lack of mental health infrastructure and services, the mayor is proposing an unjustified & dangerous expansion of the NYPD's already over-sized budget.
In response to the City Council’s preliminary budget announcement, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) issued the following statement from CPR spokesperson Donavon Taveras, Lead Organizer with El Puente.
Today, in response to Mayor Adams’ release of his FY25 preliminary budget, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) issued the following statement from Loyda Colon, CPR spokesperson and Executive Director of the Justice Committee (they/them).
In light of Mayor Adams’ announcement that funding will be restored to the NYPD to add another police academy class of 600 new recruits, despite budget cuts impacting nearly every other city agency, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) issued the following statement from CPR spokesperson Divad Durant, of the Justice Committee.
