Communities United for Police Reform
@changethenypd.bsky.social
Join the movement for police accountability in NYC. We work to end discriminatory policing practices and promote safety for all.
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Wayne Isaacs killed #DelrawnSmall in front of his baby nearly a DECADE ago. Now, Isaacs & his lawyers are trying to get off free - again.
📢 Join Delrawn’s family TOMORROW Nov. 13 at 10:30am at 1 Police Plaza to demand @NYPDPC Tisch uphold the charges & finally #FireWayneIsaacs!
📢 Join Delrawn’s family TOMORROW Nov. 13 at 10:30am at 1 Police Plaza to demand @NYPDPC Tisch uphold the charges & finally #FireWayneIsaacs!
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Wayne Isaacs killed #DelrawnSmall in front of his baby nearly a DECADE ago. Now, Isaacs & his lawyers are trying to get off free - again.
📢 Join Delrawn’s family TOMORROW Nov. 13 at 10:30am at 1 Police Plaza to demand @NYPDPC Tisch uphold the charges & finally #FireWayneIsaacs!
📢 Join Delrawn’s family TOMORROW Nov. 13 at 10:30am at 1 Police Plaza to demand @NYPDPC Tisch uphold the charges & finally #FireWayneIsaacs!
In response to Zohran Mamdani's historic win CPR released a statement from spokesperson Sala Cyril, lead organizer with Malcom X Grassroots Movement.
As we usher in a new administration we urge him to prioritize the safety, dignity, & rights of all NYers. Read our statement at bit.ly/cprmayor2025
As we usher in a new administration we urge him to prioritize the safety, dignity, & rights of all NYers. Read our statement at bit.ly/cprmayor2025
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In response to Zohran Mamdani's historic win CPR released a statement from spokesperson Sala Cyril, lead organizer with Malcom X Grassroots Movement.
As we usher in a new administration we urge him to prioritize the safety, dignity, & rights of all NYers. Read our statement at bit.ly/cprmayor2025
As we usher in a new administration we urge him to prioritize the safety, dignity, & rights of all NYers. Read our statement at bit.ly/cprmayor2025
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"26 Federal Plaza isn’t functioning as a courthouse. It’s functioning as an abduction trap. And as an inhumane de facto jail." - @nyccomptroller.bsky.social
We're suing the Trump administration over their - illegal - policy of arresting people for appearing in court. And we won't back down.
We're suing the Trump administration over their - illegal - policy of arresting people for appearing in court. And we won't back down.
Brad Lander: Trump helped ICE turn a Manhattan courthouse into an abduction trap
I'm New York City's comptroller — I've seen the injustices of Trump's immigration crackdown up close.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"26 Federal Plaza isn’t functioning as a courthouse. It’s functioning as an abduction trap. And as an inhumane de facto jail." - @nyccomptroller.bsky.social
We're suing the Trump administration over their - illegal - policy of arresting people for appearing in court. And we won't back down.
We're suing the Trump administration over their - illegal - policy of arresting people for appearing in court. And we won't back down.
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✅ If you haven’t already done so, go vote TODAY and make sure you and your community is represented at the ballot box!
🗳️Find your poll site at findmypollsite.vote.nyc
🗳️Find your poll site at findmypollsite.vote.nyc
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
✅ If you haven’t already done so, go vote TODAY and make sure you and your community is represented at the ballot box!
🗳️Find your poll site at findmypollsite.vote.nyc
🗳️Find your poll site at findmypollsite.vote.nyc
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Voting is our voice and our power.
#ElectionDay is TOMORROW! If you haven't voted yet, make a plan to cast your vote. Polls will be open from 6am-9pm across New York State.
#ElectionDay is TOMORROW! If you haven't voted yet, make a plan to cast your vote. Polls will be open from 6am-9pm across New York State.
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Voting is our voice and our power.
#ElectionDay is TOMORROW! If you haven't voted yet, make a plan to cast your vote. Polls will be open from 6am-9pm across New York State.
#ElectionDay is TOMORROW! If you haven't voted yet, make a plan to cast your vote. Polls will be open from 6am-9pm across New York State.
The last thing we need at a time when overpolicing is prevalent in our communities is the addition of NYPD officers. Even as an outgoing mayor, Eric Adams is committed to expanding and bolstering the NYPD.
gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
Mayor Adams announces plan for 5K more cops while NYPD struggles to meet current head count
The police department is struggling to recruit for its current budgeted head count.
gothamist.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The last thing we need at a time when overpolicing is prevalent in our communities is the addition of NYPD officers. Even as an outgoing mayor, Eric Adams is committed to expanding and bolstering the NYPD.
gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
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5️⃣ days left to register to vote!
The NYC elections are right around the corner & you won’t be able to vote unless you register.
You can register yourself, your family, friends, and co-workers to vote ONLINE if eligible.
Visit: e-register.vote.nyc
The NYC elections are right around the corner & you won’t be able to vote unless you register.
You can register yourself, your family, friends, and co-workers to vote ONLINE if eligible.
Visit: e-register.vote.nyc
October 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
5️⃣ days left to register to vote!
The NYC elections are right around the corner & you won’t be able to vote unless you register.
You can register yourself, your family, friends, and co-workers to vote ONLINE if eligible.
Visit: e-register.vote.nyc
The NYC elections are right around the corner & you won’t be able to vote unless you register.
You can register yourself, your family, friends, and co-workers to vote ONLINE if eligible.
Visit: e-register.vote.nyc
In 2019, NYPD Lt. Rivera beat, tased, shot + killed #AllanFeliz during an unjust traffic stop. 6 years later, Rivera has faced ZERO consequences. This cannot stand! On 10/16 12pm, join the Feliz family as they remember Allan & announce next steps in their fight for accountability
October 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In 2019, NYPD Lt. Rivera beat, tased, shot + killed #AllanFeliz during an unjust traffic stop. 6 years later, Rivera has faced ZERO consequences. This cannot stand! On 10/16 12pm, join the Feliz family as they remember Allan & announce next steps in their fight for accountability
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NEW: We've received reports that ICE agents are unlawfully banning ALL books from entering the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility. Titles include a dictionary, religious books - even a Sudoku puzzle book.
This is a blatant First Amendment violation. The facility must change course, now.
This is a blatant First Amendment violation. The facility must change course, now.
New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries
Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…
nysfocus.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW: We've received reports that ICE agents are unlawfully banning ALL books from entering the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility. Titles include a dictionary, religious books - even a Sudoku puzzle book.
This is a blatant First Amendment violation. The facility must change course, now.
This is a blatant First Amendment violation. The facility must change course, now.
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Today, New York City and the NYPD will enter into phase two of the Payne settlement, the 2023 landmark agreement reforming the NYPD’s protest policing reached with the NYCLU, @legalaidnyc.bsky.social, @newyorkstateag.bsky.social, and others.
Here's what you should know 🧵
Here's what you should know 🧵
October 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Today, New York City and the NYPD will enter into phase two of the Payne settlement, the 2023 landmark agreement reforming the NYPD’s protest policing reached with the NYCLU, @legalaidnyc.bsky.social, @newyorkstateag.bsky.social, and others.
Here's what you should know 🧵
Here's what you should know 🧵
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We refuse to be intimidated by the Trump administration’s attacks on our rights and communities.
Join us on Saturday, October 18 for the NYC No Kings march:
Join us on Saturday, October 18 for the NYC No Kings march:
No Kings Day of Action NYC - NYCLU
www.nyclu.org
October 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We refuse to be intimidated by the Trump administration’s attacks on our rights and communities.
Join us on Saturday, October 18 for the NYC No Kings march:
Join us on Saturday, October 18 for the NYC No Kings march:
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NYers are surrounding 26 Fed Plaza right now with clear demands:
🧊Get #ICEOutOfNY & release all immigrants detained at 26 Federal Plaza;
🪖No federal troops in NYC;
🦋Pass #NY4All & the NYC Trust Act.
It’s time for our leaders to take action to protect ALL New Yorkers, including immigrants.
🧊Get #ICEOutOfNY & release all immigrants detained at 26 Federal Plaza;
🪖No federal troops in NYC;
🦋Pass #NY4All & the NYC Trust Act.
It’s time for our leaders to take action to protect ALL New Yorkers, including immigrants.
September 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
NYers are surrounding 26 Fed Plaza right now with clear demands:
🧊Get #ICEOutOfNY & release all immigrants detained at 26 Federal Plaza;
🪖No federal troops in NYC;
🦋Pass #NY4All & the NYC Trust Act.
It’s time for our leaders to take action to protect ALL New Yorkers, including immigrants.
🧊Get #ICEOutOfNY & release all immigrants detained at 26 Federal Plaza;
🪖No federal troops in NYC;
🦋Pass #NY4All & the NYC Trust Act.
It’s time for our leaders to take action to protect ALL New Yorkers, including immigrants.
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JFREJ joined 100s in NYC today to demand #ICEoutofNY #AbolishICE
Take action and call @governor.ny.gov Governor Kathy Hochul at 518-474-8390 and tell her to pass NY4All‼️
@justicecommittee.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social @maketheroad.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @ndlon.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org
Take action and call @governor.ny.gov Governor Kathy Hochul at 518-474-8390 and tell her to pass NY4All‼️
@justicecommittee.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social @maketheroad.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @ndlon.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org
September 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
JFREJ joined 100s in NYC today to demand #ICEoutofNY #AbolishICE
Take action and call @governor.ny.gov Governor Kathy Hochul at 518-474-8390 and tell her to pass NY4All‼️
@justicecommittee.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social @maketheroad.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @ndlon.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org
Take action and call @governor.ny.gov Governor Kathy Hochul at 518-474-8390 and tell her to pass NY4All‼️
@justicecommittee.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social @maketheroad.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @ndlon.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org
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Our rights don't disappear when we interract with immigrant officers.
Make sure you know your rights:
Make sure you know your rights:
What to Do if You're Stopped by Immigration Officers - NYCLU
www.nyclu.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our rights don't disappear when we interract with immigrant officers.
Make sure you know your rights:
Make sure you know your rights:
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Oliver Mata Velazquez is a 19-year old asylum seeker. When he showed up for his mandatory immigration court hearing in Buffalo in June, ICE agents illegally snatched him.
The NYCLU, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, and @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social sued. And we won his release.
The NYCLU, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, and @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social sued. And we won his release.
A NY Teen Illegally Detained by ICE is Now Home
Oliver Mata Velazquez played by all the rules. The 19-year-old Buffalo resident entered the country legally to seek asylum, as is his right under the law. He has no criminal history and has followed a...
www.nyclu.org
August 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Oliver Mata Velazquez is a 19-year old asylum seeker. When he showed up for his mandatory immigration court hearing in Buffalo in June, ICE agents illegally snatched him.
The NYCLU, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, and @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social sued. And we won his release.
The NYCLU, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, and @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social sued. And we won his release.
We know that more police do not keep us safe, yet
Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Tisch continue to expand NYPD presence in our communities, which we know disproportionately harms and targets NYers in our vulnerable communities.
www.amny.com/police-fire/...
Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Tisch continue to expand NYPD presence in our communities, which we know disproportionately harms and targets NYers in our vulnerable communities.
www.amny.com/police-fire/...
Mayor Adams and NYPD expand quality of life teams across Brooklyn after successful pilot | amNewYork
The NYPD’s Quality of Life Teams (Q-Teams) will be expanded to every precinct in Brooklyn.
www.amny.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We know that more police do not keep us safe, yet
Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Tisch continue to expand NYPD presence in our communities, which we know disproportionately harms and targets NYers in our vulnerable communities.
www.amny.com/police-fire/...
Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Tisch continue to expand NYPD presence in our communities, which we know disproportionately harms and targets NYers in our vulnerable communities.
www.amny.com/police-fire/...
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Our client Carlos Lopez Benitez is reunited with his sisters and community after being detained for two harrowing weeks in both NY & Texas!
Thanks to our legal team’s swift action & submission of a habeas petition arguing his right to due process was violated, a federal judge ordered his release. 🧵
Thanks to our legal team’s swift action & submission of a habeas petition arguing his right to due process was violated, a federal judge ordered his release. 🧵
August 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Our client Carlos Lopez Benitez is reunited with his sisters and community after being detained for two harrowing weeks in both NY & Texas!
Thanks to our legal team’s swift action & submission of a habeas petition arguing his right to due process was violated, a federal judge ordered his release. 🧵
Thanks to our legal team’s swift action & submission of a habeas petition arguing his right to due process was violated, a federal judge ordered his release. 🧵
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Over the last few months, the trans community has seen an increase in policy attacks, with 950+ pieces of legislation being introduced across the country that enable trans erasure. #TransLatinxMarch
💪 In the face of attacks against our communities, we say:
🏳️⚧️ TRANS LIVES ARE VALUABLE!🏳️⚧️
💪 In the face of attacks against our communities, we say:
🏳️⚧️ TRANS LIVES ARE VALUABLE!🏳️⚧️
July 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Over the last few months, the trans community has seen an increase in policy attacks, with 950+ pieces of legislation being introduced across the country that enable trans erasure. #TransLatinxMarch
💪 In the face of attacks against our communities, we say:
🏳️⚧️ TRANS LIVES ARE VALUABLE!🏳️⚧️
💪 In the face of attacks against our communities, we say:
🏳️⚧️ TRANS LIVES ARE VALUABLE!🏳️⚧️
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"ICE arrests jumped 46% this May, to 409 up from 281 last year. In the first 10 days of June, ICE agents in NYC made 495 arrests— more than 2x the 247 arrests it made in all of June last year.”
👇See how ICE's access to our immigration courts is increasing this trend.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/14/i...
👇See how ICE's access to our immigration courts is increasing this trend.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/14/i...
NYC Immigration Arrests Just Shot Through the Roof, New Data Shows
Newly obtained federal records offer the clearest picture yet of how aggressively the Trump administration has pursued its mass deportation agenda — with a sixfold increase in arrests in early June.
www.thecity.nyc
July 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"ICE arrests jumped 46% this May, to 409 up from 281 last year. In the first 10 days of June, ICE agents in NYC made 495 arrests— more than 2x the 247 arrests it made in all of June last year.”
👇See how ICE's access to our immigration courts is increasing this trend.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/14/i...
👇See how ICE's access to our immigration courts is increasing this trend.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/14/i...
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✊ We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations. The same forces that used violence against John Lewis are back, with billionaire backers and authoritarian ambition.
Join us July 17 at 5:30pm in Foley Sq because #GoodTroubleLivesOn.
🤍 Wear white and bring flowers!
Join us July 17 at 5:30pm in Foley Sq because #GoodTroubleLivesOn.
🤍 Wear white and bring flowers!
July 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
✊ We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations. The same forces that used violence against John Lewis are back, with billionaire backers and authoritarian ambition.
Join us July 17 at 5:30pm in Foley Sq because #GoodTroubleLivesOn.
🤍 Wear white and bring flowers!
Join us July 17 at 5:30pm in Foley Sq because #GoodTroubleLivesOn.
🤍 Wear white and bring flowers!
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The detentions occurring inside NYC immigration courts often have no legal basis & detainees are routinely denied the right to due process or even given access to legal advice.
These out-of-control ICE arrests have no place in our city.
@cmalexaaviles.bsky.social @phara4assembly.bsky.social
These out-of-control ICE arrests have no place in our city.
@cmalexaaviles.bsky.social @phara4assembly.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The detentions occurring inside NYC immigration courts often have no legal basis & detainees are routinely denied the right to due process or even given access to legal advice.
These out-of-control ICE arrests have no place in our city.
@cmalexaaviles.bsky.social @phara4assembly.bsky.social
These out-of-control ICE arrests have no place in our city.
@cmalexaaviles.bsky.social @phara4assembly.bsky.social
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It’s ironic that Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman — who fought relentlessly to ban people from wearing masks — is now pushing to allow police officers to wear a mask whenever they please.
So, a masked police officer could legally arrest someone…for wearing a mask. The hypocrisy is astounding.
So, a masked police officer could legally arrest someone…for wearing a mask. The hypocrisy is astounding.
Blakeman to allow Nassau police to wear face masks for 'specific investigations,' replicating ICE practice
He signed the order citing protesters targeting police or ICE agents wearing masks.
www.newsday.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It’s ironic that Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman — who fought relentlessly to ban people from wearing masks — is now pushing to allow police officers to wear a mask whenever they please.
So, a masked police officer could legally arrest someone…for wearing a mask. The hypocrisy is astounding.
So, a masked police officer could legally arrest someone…for wearing a mask. The hypocrisy is astounding.
🚨ALL OUT FOR #AllanFeliz 🚨Friday is the last chance to force @NYPDPC to #FireJonathanRivera after she made a shameful preliminary decision to reverse the guilty verdict. We have hours left to demand #FireJonathanRivera!
📢EMAIL bit.ly/email4allan
📍Rally 7/11 12pm @ 1PP
📢EMAIL bit.ly/email4allan
📍Rally 7/11 12pm @ 1PP
July 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🚨ALL OUT FOR #AllanFeliz 🚨Friday is the last chance to force @NYPDPC to #FireJonathanRivera after she made a shameful preliminary decision to reverse the guilty verdict. We have hours left to demand #FireJonathanRivera!
📢EMAIL bit.ly/email4allan
📍Rally 7/11 12pm @ 1PP
📢EMAIL bit.ly/email4allan
📍Rally 7/11 12pm @ 1PP
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“These conditions are inhumane as individuals detained do not have access to beds, regular meals, or communication with loved ones or counsel.”
Immigrant New Yorkers deserve respect and dignity. It’s time for our NY leadership to step up & stop the abuses happening inside this building.
Immigrant New Yorkers deserve respect and dignity. It’s time for our NY leadership to step up & stop the abuses happening inside this building.
July 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“These conditions are inhumane as individuals detained do not have access to beds, regular meals, or communication with loved ones or counsel.”
Immigrant New Yorkers deserve respect and dignity. It’s time for our NY leadership to step up & stop the abuses happening inside this building.
Immigrant New Yorkers deserve respect and dignity. It’s time for our NY leadership to step up & stop the abuses happening inside this building.
Under Mayor Adams, police stops have risen, NYPD misconduct claims have increased by over 50% & discipline in police brutality cases has increasingly been buried & blocked – most recently seen through Tisch's decision to not #FireJonathanRivera for killing #AllanFeliz. And now this.
Selling promotions for $15,000, hiring friends for an elite unit because it "sounded cool," and more jaw-dropping accusations found in four lawsuits from former NYPD brass.
hellgatenyc.com/adams-caban-...
hellgatenyc.com/adams-caban-...
July 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Under Mayor Adams, police stops have risen, NYPD misconduct claims have increased by over 50% & discipline in police brutality cases has increasingly been buried & blocked – most recently seen through Tisch's decision to not #FireJonathanRivera for killing #AllanFeliz. And now this.