Press Releases

For immediate release:
June 2, 2014

Campaign That Pushed for NYPD Inspector General Calls for Investigations into Long-Standing & Continuing Problematic Practices, Policies

Communities United for Police Reform releases report calling for IG investigations of discriminatory policing practices, including marijuana arrests, unlawful searches, Muslim surveillance, and use of excessive and deadly force
Communities United for Police Reform released a new report – Priori
For immediate release:
May 1, 2014

CPR Statement: Recent Spate of NYPD Officers Involved in Alcohol-Related Shootings and DWI's

In response to three alcohol-fueled shooting incidents within the last week and several DWIs over the past couple of months by NYPD officers, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from spokesperson Priscilla Gonzalez.

STATEMENT FROM COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR POLICE REFORM

Re: Recent Spate of NYPD Officers Involved in Alcohol-Related Shootings and DWIs

“These unfortunate incidents highlight the reality that a lack of accountability at the NYPD has enabled a culture in which some officers believe they are above the law. The long-term task of establishing meaningful accountability for the police department is essential to repairing the relationship between communities and the NYPD.”

BACKGROUND

For immediate release:
April 10, 2014

CPR Statement: Mayor de Blasio’s First 100 Days and Stop-and-Frisk Reform

In response to the 100th day of the de Blasio administration and Mayor de Blasio’s speech at the Cooper Union today, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from spokesperson Priscilla Gonzalez

“We applaud Mayor de Blasio for taking a more productive approach and positive steps by agreeing to drop Bloomberg-era legal challenges to stop-and-frisk reforms and establishing an adequately funded inspector general's office. Stop-and-frisk abuses and discriminatory policing are engrained problems with long legacies of damage to the relationship between communities and police.

For immediate release:
March 28, 2014

Statement from CPR on Appointment of NYPD Inspector General

In response to Department of Investigations Commissioner Mark Peters appointing Philip Eure as New York City’s first inspector general for the NYPD, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement.

“Today’s appointment of Philip Eure as the first NYPD inspector general is a step towards beginning the process of ensuring true accountability and oversight for the NYPD, something that has been absent in our city. Members of the Communities United for Police Reform campaign and allies strongly advocated for the establishment of this position because we know that the NYPD cannot police itself.

For immediate release:
March 5, 2014

CPR Statement Re: Re: Mayor de Blasio’s Announcing End of City Lawsuit Challenge Discriminatory Profiling Law (Local Law 71)

In response to Mayor de Blasio announcing that the city will end the lawsuit – initiated by the previous administration – challenging the Community Safety Act law (Local Law 71) that prohibits ‘bias-based’ police profiling, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from spokesperson Joo-Hyun Kang.

For immediate release:
February 27, 2014

CPR Statement Re: Announcement by Mayor de Blasio & Commissioner Bratton on NYPD communication retraining

In response to Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announcing that NYPD officers will receive communications retraining, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from spokesperson Priscilla Gonzalez.
"Improving NYPD interactions with the public is a critical component to progressing police-community relations and ending abusive policing practices, and we are pleased it is something in which the de Blasio administration has expressed interest.
For immediate release:
November 22, 2013

CPR Statement Re: Court of Appeals’ Denial of Bloomberg Administration Request to Vacate Stop-and-Frisk Decision

In response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denying the Bloomberg administration’s request to vacate the ruling against its stop-and-frisk policy as unconstitutional, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from spokesperson Joo-Hyun Kang.

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