NEW YORK CITY – Today, President Biden will meet with Mayor Adams to discuss solutions to the national gun violence crisis here in New York City.
New York Civil Liberties Union...
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On the eve of President Biden’s visit to New York City to meet with Mayor Adams to discuss gun violence and how local and federal governments can work together to...
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New York, NY---Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan regarding gun violence in New York City. Below is a statement from Communities United for Police Reform spokesperson...
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The New York City Council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus released the following statement on Friday night's fatal shooting of NYPD officer Jason Rivera, 22, (above...
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NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the arrest of Port Authority Police Officer Telly Simmonds, 47, of the Bronx, NY, for creating...
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In 2019, the New York State Legislature passed a bail reform law that pushed New York’s criminal legal system in the right direction. The law – though it didn’t end...
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Throngs of elected officials and human rights advocates rallied Thursday outside Rikers Island where hundreds of prisoners are reportedly staging a hunger strike.
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New York, NY –This week, Communities United for Police Reform, the Justice Committee, and the family of Eric Garner responded to the news that Deputy Commissioner Joseph...
(NEW YORK, NY) – Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, New York County Defender Services, and Queens Defenders released the following statement...
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Former NYPD Sgt. Ed Mullins is an example of the typical type of police "leaders" that must be removed from police departments to change the corrupt criminal culture...
NEW YORK – Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued Cop Out: Analyzing 20 Years of Records Proving NYPD Impunity, the most comprehensive analysis yet released of over 20 years of the NYPD’...
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Lawyer Lauren P. Raysor is asking the Westchester District Attorney (above) to look into whether political favoritism was at play in the handling of...
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HEMPSTEAD, NY — Frederick K. Brewington, Esq., a civil rights attorney and Principal of The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington, says that justice has been...
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(New York, NY)--Today, the family of Kawaski Trawick (shown above with his mom) is calling on the CCRB and the NYPD to schedule...
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Washington, D.C. (November 22, 2021)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on...
Milton, are you denying or finding it insignificant that the TPLF attacked a federal army base...
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