BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ: MOTT HAVEN IS WRONG SITE FOR BRONX BOROUGH JAIL
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.: "Throughout this process, I have been advocating to build the new jail Bronx adjacent to the existing Bronx Hall of Justice. With…
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GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE CITY COUNCIL VOTE THAT PAVES WAY TO CLOSING RIKERS ISLAND
Elena Weissman, Director, Bronx Freedom Fund: “In solidarity with the CLOSErikers campaign, we applaud the Council for approving this historic plan to dramatically shrink our incarcerated population, improve…
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE TO BAN “GHOST GUNS”
New York City Council is voting today on a number of public safety bills including: a "ghost guns" bill, a Commercial Tenant Harassment Law, a traffic congestion bill,…
POLICE REFORM GROUP CPR IS FIGHTING TO CHANGE RACIAL POLICING IN NEW YORK
CPR's Anthonine Pierre: "De Blasio has a lot of things to say about racial justice, when it comes to policing. The question to your readers is: what have…
Council Member Jumaane D. Williams’ Tribute to Justice William C. Thompson, Sr.
Justice William C. Thompson, Sr. Photo: NY1 Screenshot It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Justice Thompson, a man who was a trailblazer in…
Harlem Votes: Why This Resident Supports Cordell Cleare
Cordell Cleare Dear Harlem Community, This is why I'm voting for Cordell Cleare for vacant New York City Council seat in the 9th district in Harlem: I'm a…
NYC– Making The Criminal Justice System Work Fairly
Melissa Mark-Viverito Last year, an average of 174 individuals entered our city’s jails every day. That amounts to over 63,000 detainees over the course of a year. The…
Bluewash: Monitoring Groups Decry New NYPD Policy Without Accountability For Brutal Cops
Police Commissioner Bratton -- trying to be slick by pre-empting critical report? Independent activists groups reacted with skepticism saying without informing the public about how and how many…