Is Ferguson-Style Unrest Coming to New York City?
12/03/2014
Vice
Update: The Staten Island grand jury voted not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for his role in Eric Garner's death this summer.
In the Media
De Blasio Touts Lower Crime and Better Relationships, Despite Criticism
12/02/2014
New York Observer
Mayor Bill de Blasio today touted crime statistics showing the last four months to be the safest on record since 1993, after reforms to policies like stop-and-frisk that his critics had argued would cause crime to climb.
They Said People Would Die If Stop And Frisk Was Reformed. Here's What Really Happened
11/20/2014
Huffington Post
“More black Americans and more Hispanic Americans are going to die,” said Fox News host Bill O’Reilly.
“It will end in buckets of blood on city streets,” wrote The New York Post’s Andrea Peyser.
We Have a Dream: Improve Transparency and Accountability at the NYPD
11/18/2014
Huffington Post
In the aftermath of a traumatic summer of nonstop police brutality, LGBTQ youth -- from Ohio to Hong Kong, Staten Island to Ferguson -- are dreaming.
New York City Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Improve Resident-Police Relations, Police Commission Calls it an Intrusion
11/15/2014
Latin Post
L-R: City Council Members Carlos Menchaca (Brooklyn - Sunset Park), Antonio Reynoso (Brooklyn -Bushwick & Williamsburg) and Ritchie Torres (Bronx) (Photo : Communities United for Police Reform)
La Policía de Bill de Blasio y las minorías de Nueva York
11/14/2014
NY1 Noticias / Pura Politica
La posesión de pequeñas cantidades de marihuana ya no desembocará en arresto, sino en multa o citación judicial. El concejal de Brooklyn y Queens Antonio Reynoso, Priscilla González, de Comunidades Unidas por una Reforma Policial y Walter Rodríguez, de Bronx Defenders, analizan las políticas policiales del alcalde Bill de Blasio y las relaciones entre la Uniformada y la comunidad latina y afroamericana.
New York City lawmakers introduce NYPD transparency bill
11/13/2014
WABC-TV New York (via Associated Press)
NEW YORK (WABC) --
Lawmakers from the City Council's progressive caucus on Thursday introduced legislation they said would improve frayed relations between the police and minority communities by requiring officers to identify themselves during stops and then inform the people they confront of their right not to be searched if there's no probable cause.
City Councilman Ritchie Torres says officers too often stop mostly young minority men without giving their names. He also says they conduct searches without affecting an arrest, or having a warrant or probable cause.
Progressives push police reform bill opposed by de Blasio
11/13/2014
Capital
Allies of Mayor Bill de Blasio gathered outside City Hall Thursday afternoon to urge passage of a bill they say is in line with his goal of improving police and community relations but that he has opposed.
The bill, dubbed the Right to Know Act, would require officers to get verbal or written consent before searching a person when there is no warrant or probable cause. De blasio told reporters on Wednesday he doesn’t support the bill, saying it may interfere with officers’ ability to perform their job.
NYPD Would Have to Tell of Right to Refuse Searches Under New Bill
11/13/2014
DNAinfo
CITY HALL—The NYPD would be required to tell people that they can refuse a search where there is no probable cause or a warrant, according to legislation introduced in the City Council Thursday.
Called the "Right to Know Act," the legislation would require officers to identify themselves and explain why the individual is being stopped or questioned. They would also have to explain that individuals can deny consent to a search in certain instances.
Council Proposes Changes To Police Searches
11/13/2014
NY1 News
A proposal that would dramatically alter the way police officers conduct street stops was introduced by City Council members Thursday. NY1's Bobby Cuza filed the following report.
The City Council’s latest attempt at reining in the New York City Police Department, unveiled at a news conference Thursday, would require police officers to explain the reason for conducting a stop and to identify themselves. Perhaps more controversially, it would also require that they inform people of their right to refuse a search when applicable.