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Victory! City Council Overrides Vetoes to Pass Community Safety Act

On August 22, 2013 the New York City Council overrode the Mayor's veto to approve landmark Community Safety Act legislation to strengthen and expand the ban on racial and other discriminatory profiling and establish oversight of the NYPD. To see how your council member voted, click here and click here to look up your council member's contact information.

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Communities Rally #Override4Justice Before City Council Vote

Landmark Federal Ruling Finds NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Program Unconstitutional

On August 12, 2013, Judge Schira Scheindlin, presiding over the Floyd v. City of New York stop-and-frisk trial, ruled that the NYPD had indeed systematically violated the 4th and 14th Amendment rights of thousands of New Yorkers. In her nearly 200 page decision, she concluded "that the city’s highest officials have turned a blind eye to the evidence that officers are conducting stops in a racially discriminatory manner.” More info...

Communities United for Policy Floyd Opening Day Rally & Press Conference

CPR Launches Joint Research Website on Stop-and-Frisk

Communities United for Police Reform, in collaboration with the Center on Race, Crime, and Justice and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, have launched a new website to serve as a clearinghouse of independent research on stop-and-frisk and related policing practices. Visit the website: Stopandfriskinfo.org

CPR Launches Video Series to Highlight Human Impact of Stop-and-Frisk

On June 30, 2013, Communities United For Police Reform launched a new video series to highlight the negative impact of the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy. Produced by Firelight Films, the short documentaries tell the stories of ordinary New Yorkers – and how they and their neighborhoods have been impacted by the policy. For additional information, to watch the full videos, and connect with others on this issue, please visit: www.whereiamgoing.org.

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Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) is an unprecedented, non-partisan campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in New York, and to build a lasting movement that promotes public safety and policing practices based on cooperation and respect — not discriminatory targeting and harassment.

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In Historic Vote, New York City Council Overrides Mayor's Veto to Enact Broad Reforms of NYPD

The first step in protecting your rights is knowing them! CPR has developed a brief booklet to help New Yorkers of all backgrounds understand their rights when interacting with the police. Print copies are available through CPR member groups, or you can download it here.

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CPR Change the NYPD

Darius Charney @theCCR “A lot of officers would disagree w their union leadership on #stopandfrisk. They didn’t become police to do this.”

December 12, 2013 - 8:18pm

CPR Change the NYPD

Steve Wasserman @LegalAidNYC on vertical patrols (mostly by rookie cops) in public housing & ’trespassing’ arrests stemming from them.

December 12, 2013 - 8:11pm

CPR Change the NYPD

Lynn Lewis @pthny “No policing strategy can end homelessness. Cops can only move ppl around. Homelessness not problem, housing crisis is.”

December 12, 2013 - 8:06pm

CPR Change the NYPD

Andrea Ritchie: UF-250 #stopandfrisk form data of stops of women is incomplete, but racial disparities parallel those of men.

December 12, 2013 - 7:55pm