Communities United For Police Reform: “We Call On The City Council To Stop The Mayor’s Plan To Reward NYPD Violence”

By Communities United For Police Reform Photos: YouTube Screenshots New York, NY—In response to the City Council’s preliminary budget announcement, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) issued the following statement from CPR spokesperson Donavon Taveras, Lead Organizer with El Puente.  “We thank Speaker Adams and Council Members for continuing to defend city agencies and services that Black, Latinx and other communities of color rely on and ensure that funding cuts are restored in FY25 and gaps in services are filled. We also applaud efforts to provide increased transparency of the NYPD budget through smaller units of appropriation, which our campaign has been calling for as well as adequate funding for police oversight through the CCRB. These efforts are all critical to public safety” said CPR spokesperson Donavon Taveras, El Puente. “We applaud the Speaker for her commitment to NYPD accountability and transparency. The NYPD wields immense and illegitimate power in NYC, and their record of violence, obstruction, misinformation, overspending, and their refusal to fire officers who unjustly kill, brutalize and violate the rights of New Yorkers make us all less safe. Instead of holding the NYPD accountable, the Mayor is proposing to reward these bad actions & systemic lack of...