When our friends or neighbors are experiencing a mental health crisis, they should be treated with compassion and understanding – not cops and the threat of jail. We must end our over-reliance on the police as first responders in every crisis. We must pass Daniel's Law.

RPD overtime pay exceeds the entire city library budget. RPD overtime pay exceeds the entire city library budget. RPD overtime pay exceeds the entire city library budget. RPD overtime pay exceeds the entire city library budget.

So much respect for all the work that has happened within Tiffany’s team. It is inspiring to many of us up in Rochester to see all that has flourished under her leadership in NYC; and we know she’s going to continue to get the work done.

So proud of you, Shahana; and your consistent and impactful leadership ✨

GETTING STARTED: We're rallying with NYS BPHA Legislative Caucus 1199SEIU💫, crime survivors, violence interrupters and more to celebrate work by formerly incarcerated people to improve community safety & demand passage of #ParoleJusticeNY to bring home more leaders.

Such a powerful campaign with powerful people ❤️

Tonight at a protest in support of Palestine, the NYPD and its notoriously violent SRG turned up in droves, escalating a nonviolent march, throwing people to the ground and making several arrests. The NYPD must not violently stifle the speech of concerned New Yorkers.

“Public safety doesn’t come from weapons and cages; it comes from healthy communities.” Read “Social Housing is Public Safety,” my new City & State NY op-Ed: cityandstateny.com/opinion/2024/0… cc: NYCProgressives.bsky.social Office of New York City Comptroller Mark Levine Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams Antonio Reynoso

Tonight in Rochester.

🚨We cannot police our way to public safety🚨 🚨We cannot police our way to public safety🚨 🚨We cannot police our way to public safety🚨 truthout.org/articles/hochu…

📣 Say it with us: Mental health crises require mental health expertise. New York must fundamentally transform the role of policing in our state – and we must start by ending our over-reliance on police as first responders in every crisis. The time for #DanielsLaw is now.

No one is above the law - that includes elected officials. The Rochester City Council is right to call for an independent investigation. The commission the Governor has referred DA Dooley to isn't even operational. This is a job for the NY AG James. nysfocus.com/2024/04/30/roc…

Excited to be part of this conversation tomorrow surrounding the Equal Rights Amendment campaign in New York 🌈 Register here - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Good. Police officers are not above the law – today’s decision from the DA makes that clear. We need more of that police accountability. nydailynews.com/2024/07/11/for…

One of the City Council’s progressive champions, Shahana Hanif, is being challenged for reelection by an opponent who is already collecting maxed-out checks from MAGA megadonors. I encourage you to support Shahana’s campaign here: shahanafrombk.com

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Trump has been clear about wanting to go after Title IX when he's back in office. But it's important for parents + students to know that we have strong state protections in place, from the NY Human Rights Law to the recently passed Equal Rights Amendment: gothamist.com/news/nyc-trans…

CPR members and partners at New York City Council Public Safety Committee Oversight Hearing today to testify on the rise of NYPD's use of unconstitutional #Stopandfrisk and compliance with #Howmanystopsact laws. Tune in at council.nyc.gov/livestream/.

"We want to see a fair map that respects the voting rights and electoral power of Nassau's communities of color and does not favor any political party," said NYCLU's Perry Grossman. We'll be in court tomorrow to fight against voter disenfranchisement: newsday.com/long-island/po…

By a vote of 7-2, Rochester City Council has voted to adopt the strongest version of Good Cause eviction protections, the largest city in New York to opt into the law. Councilmembers Michael Patterson and LaShay Harris voted no.