¿Qué viene?: Huracán político en la Gran Manzana ante acusación criminal contra alcalde Adams
Leave your thoughtsCaucus progresista del Concejo Municipal, conformado por siete hispanos, presiona para que mandatario deje el cargo.
Category: Policing and Criminal Justice
Mayor Adams Dodges a City Council Threat by Making One of His Own
Leave your thoughtsNew York City voters will most likely be confronted in November with a referendum that may dilute the City Council’s power on public safety issues, thanks to a panel formed by the mayor.
Advocates rally days after Kawaski Trawick case announcement
Leave your thoughtsDemonstrators protested Tuesday evening, days after the NYPD announced they would not discipline the police officers involved in the death of Kawaski Trawick. "Mayor [Eric] Adams should be ashamed of himself as a father and as a Black man for not firing the police who murdered my son," said organizer Keith Fuller as he read a statement from the Trawick family.
Advocates outraged cops will not be disciplined in death of Bronx man
Leave your thoughtsElected officials and criminal justice advocates held a press conference outside City Hall to react to the decision not to fire the two NYPD officers involved in the fatal shooting of Kawaski Trawick. Trawick, an aspiring dancer who suffered from mental health issues, was living in a supportive housing facility in the Bronx when he called 911 on the night of April 14, 2019.
NYC Schools’ student safety plan faces backlash over expansion of NYPD presence
Leave your thoughts“You’re called school safety agents, but you’re not giving the school safety,” said Jolie S., a high school junior from…
People Are Mad as Hell About the NYPD’s Plan to Hire ‘Precinct Greeters’
Leave your thoughts“It feels like PR,” said Kesi Foster, a leader at Make the Road NY, which advocates for immigrant and minority…
Calls For Justice Continue On Seventh Anniversary Of Eric Garner’s Killing
Leave your thoughts“I would like to see all the police that were committed in this crime arrested and fired from their jobs…
Marking 7 years since the death of Eric Garner, youth gather in Tompkinsville Park
Leave your thoughtsMake the Road New York, an activist organization, organized the event. Adilka Pimentel, a lead organizer with the group, said…
Protesters demand the $1B defund the NYPD promise be kept
Leave your thoughtsTaking place one day before City Council’s first June meeting, various advocacy groups such as Communities United for Police Reform…
Did George Floyd’s Death Lead to Actual Change for the NYPD?
Leave your thoughtsBeyond defunding the NYPD, protesters also asked for more police transparency. In response to their request, Albany made police disciplinary…