Press Releases

For immediate release: March 19, 2013

CPR Statement Re: Community Safety Act stop-and-frisk reforms in the City Council

A day after the start of the federal lawsuit – Floyd v. City of New York – challenging the city’s stop-and-frisk policy with violating constitutional protections against racial discrimination and unreasonable searches and seizure, and reports that the City Council is close to passing bills to reform discriminatory policing abuses, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement.

For immediate release: March 19, 2013

Brooklyn Leaders Express Support for Federal Lawsuit against Bloomberg Stop-and-Frisk Policy

Elected officials, community leaders and members from most stopped-and-frisked borough call for end to discriminatory policing, reforms

Brooklyn leaders joined together with residents of their borough today outside of a federal courthouse to express support for the federal class action lawsuit against the Bloomberg administration’s unlawful use of stop-and-frisk – Floyd v. City of New York.

For immediate release: March 18, 2013

Elected Officials, Civil Rights and Community Leaders Support Putting Stop-and-Frisk on Trial

On first day of federal trial, New Yorkers call for end to discriminatory policing, support for reforms and lawsuit, and new mayoral leadership

Elected officials, New Yorkers targeted by stop-and-frisk and other discriminatory policing practices, and civil rights and community leaders expressed support for the federal class action lawsuit against the Bloomberg administration’s unlawful use of stop-and-frisk outside of the courthouse today as the trial began. Today’s action kicked off a series of events that will occur outside of the courthouse throughout the trial, highlighting communities impacted by discriminatory policing practices and support for the lawsuit.

For immediate release: January 17, 2013

CPR Statement Re: Results of Quinnipiac Poll on Stop-and-Frisk

Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released the following statement today from spokesperson Joo-Hyun Kang on the results of the Quinnipiac poll released today showing New York City voters still disapprove of stop-and-frisk in significant percentages.

For immediate release: January 9, 2013

CPR Statement Re: Governor Cuomo addressing stop-and-frisk in his State of the State address

Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released the following statement today from spokesperson Joo-Hyun Kang in response to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address discussing stop-and-frisk.

For immediate release: January 8, 2013

CPR Statement Re: Federal court decision ruling NYPD’s Clean Halls program unconstitutional

Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released the following statement today from spokesperson Joo-Hyun Kang on Judge Shira Scheindlin’s decision ruling the NYPD’s Clean Halls program unconstitutional in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

For immediate release: November 26, 2012

Opposition to Stop-and-Frisk Grows after Hearings on Community Safety Act

Disapproval of NYPD practice increases nearly 20 percentage points among Latinos in latest Quinnipiac Poll

Following last month’s City Council hearing on the Community Safety Act and field hearings on stop-and-frisk in Brooklyn and Queens, disapproval of stop-and-frisk has grown jumps according to the results of the latest poll released last week by the Quinnipiac Polling Institute. The November Quinnipiac poll of New York City voters revealed that a majority (53%) disapproves of the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practice.

For immediate release: September 27, 2012

Hundreds of New Yorkers Rally at City Hall to Call for an End to Discriminatory Stop-and-Frisk Policing and NYPD Reform

Offer Community Safety Act legislative package as solution to help protect New Yorkers and improve police accountability and oversight, announce new broad support for Community Safety Act bills, Council majority sponsoring all four pieces of legislation

Several hundred New Yorkers, elected officials – together with civil rights, community and labor leaders – rallied at City Hall today in support of a legislative package of police reforms, known as the Community Safety Act.  

New Yorkers of all backgrounds, including people of color, immigrant, LGBT, Muslim, and homeless New Yorkers, descended on City Hall to speak out against discriminatory policing and advocate that the City Council pass the pending bills.  

For immediate release: September 24, 2012

Latina/o Labor, Faith and Community Leaders Call for Reforms to Curb Discriminatory Stop-and-Frisk Policing and Improve Police Accountability

Announce September 27th day of advocacy at City Hall and support for passage of NYPD reform legislative package – Community Safety Act
A coalition of Latina/o elected officials and community and labor leaders today announced its support for a legislative package of police reforms – known as the Community Safety Act – and called for all New Yorkers to stand up against discriminatory policing by participating in a major advocacy day on Thursday, Sept. 27.

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