New York City (NYC)

Woman Endured 8 Days In Psych Ward For Cops Mistake

By Christopher Mathias in The Huffington Post - Kamilah Brock says the New York City police sent her to a mental hospital for a hellish eight days, where she was forcefully injected with powerful drugs, essentially because they couldn't believe a black woman owned a BMW. In her first on-camera interview about her ordeal, which aired Thursday, the 32-year-old told PIX11 that it was all a "nightmare." It's a nightmare, Brock's lawyer told The Huffington Post, that never would have happened if she weren't African-American. Brock sued the city earlier this year in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She contends that her constitutional rights under the Fourth and 14th Amendments were violated and that she suffered "unwanted and unwarranted intrusion of her personal integrity, loss of liberty [and] mental anguish."

Rikers Families Protest ‘No Touching’ Prison Visitation Rules

September 10, 2015 Victoria Law, www.gothamist.com Resist! Mass Incarceration, New York City (NYC), Protest, Torture

By Victoria Law in Gothamist - Trina Regis travels from Sunset Park three times a week to visit her husband, who has been jailed on Rikers Island since February. "Physical contact means so much to us," she told Gothamist. "It brings a sense of peace to me and it brings a sense of peace to him. It's a little thing he can hold on to 'til the next visit." Regis, who declined to give her husband's name or details of his case for fear of retaliation by staff, also knows firsthand how important touch can be. In early 2015, she spent five months at Rikers for shoplifting. Her husband visited twice a week. "The intimacy from a loved one means a lot," she explained. "They're showing me—I'm here for your support. I love you still, no matter how it is." But new rules proposed by the Board of Correction, which sets minimum standards and guidelines for the city's jail system, may soon limit the couple's ability to touch each other.

Indigent Advocates To de Blasio: ‘Hands Off The Homeless’

September 10, 2015 Will Bredderman, www.observer.com Resist! Homelessness, New York City (NYC)

By Will Bredderman in The Observer - A few dozen protesters affiliated with the group Picture the Homeless gathered under the elevated Metro North tracks at 125th Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem to protest what they claim is a new policy of police harassment initiated under Mayor Bill de Blasio. Chanting “hands off the homeless” in the frequent gathering spot for indigent individuals, the demonstrators alleged Mr. de Blasio has allowed and even encouraged the NYPD to badger and intimidate people living on the street. Several said the treatment has gotten worse in recent weeks, after Mr. de Blasio has vowed to clear the 80 encampments around the city—a pledge the demonstrators said was a betrayal of the progressive principles he campaigned on in 2013.

Crown Heights Tenants Fight Court Ruling Doubling Their Rent

September 5, 2015 Emma Whitford, www.gothamist.com Resist! Gentrification, Housing, New York City (NYC)

By Emma Whitford in Gothamist - Dozens of Crown Heights tenants and allies gathered for a candlelight vigil near the corner of Schenectady Avenue and Union Street last night, in solidarity with 55 families at 285 Schenectady and 1646 Union who will be evicted on October 1st—unless they agree to sign leases doubling, and in some cases tripling, their rents. In August, after months of tenant organizing, the New York State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the tenants' landlord, Renaissance Realty Group, citing a loophole in the current rent laws that gives Renaissance the right to jack rents. "I've been living in this neighborhood for 26 years," said Natasha Creese, who shares a three-bedroom at 285 Schenectady with three adult siblings, her 18-year-old son, and her five-year-old niece.

Homeless New Yorkers Protest Police Stigmatization

August 19, 2015 Emma Whitford, www.occupythebronx.org Resist! Homeless, New York City (NYC), police brutality, Protest

By Emma Whitford in Occupy The Bronx - Dozens of homeless New Yorkers and advocates rallied on the steps of city hall this afternoon to single out and condemn the NY Post’s recurring portrayal of the homeless as dehumanized, quality-of-life case studies, as well as the Sergeants Benevolent Association’s recent public solicitation of photographs ofhomeless people engaging in “quality-of-life offenses of every type.” “We’re here today because we’re disgusted by the treatment of homeless people in our city,” said Alyssa Aguilera, the Political Director for Vocal New York. “We’re tired of the criminalization and stigmatization of homeless people who are struggling, and need housing, and who need social services. Instead they are being targeted by the police.” According to the SBA, civilian documentation of the homeless is a valid response to those who exercise their right to surveil the NYPD.

Black Lives Matter Protesters Commemorate Michael Brown In NYC

August 11, 2015 Ashoka Jegroo, www.wagingnonviolence.org Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, #MikeBrown, Black Lives Matter (BLM), New York (NY), New York City (NYC), NYC

By Ashoka Jegroo in Waging Non-Violence - Hundreds of protesters hit the streets of New York City, along with cities across the United States and overseas, for multiple actions on August 9 in memory of Michael Brown, who was killed one year ago in Ferguson, Missouri by police Officer Darren Wilson. Brown’s death at the hands of Wilson last year sparked riots, protests and the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. To commemorate the death of Brown, multiple U.S. cities, including the town of Ferguson itself, held rallies and marches. Activists in New York City held three separate actions, ensuring that streets from downtown Brooklyn up to the Bronx would see protesters taking them over. And in addition to remembering Brown and the town of Ferguson, the protesters used the occasion to draw attention to the city’s police problems and other incidents of police violence against people of color since Brown’s death.

Court Of Appeals Keeps Eric Garner Grand Jury Secret

August 3, 2015 Edward McAllister, www.reuters.com Resist! Criminal Justice, Eric Garner, Law, New York City (NYC), NYPD, police brutality

By Edward McAllister in Reuters - A New York state court on Wednesday declined to release details of a grand jury investigation that led to a police officer being cleared of wrongdoing in the death of Eric Garner after his chokehold arrest in Staten Island in July last year. Lawyers for civil rights groups and New York's public advocate office in June called for the release of the grand jury minutes including transcripts of testimony, exhibits and details of certain grand jurors to better understand the decision not to charge officer Daniel Pantaleo for Garner's death. Garner was black and Pantaleo is white, and the case caused widespread protests last year. The lawyers did not establish a compelling reason for disclosure of the minutes, the appellate division of New York State's Supreme Court said on Wednesday.

Eric Garner’s Death Marked With Week-Long Protests In NYC

July 21, 2015 Keegan Stephan, www.animalnewyork.com Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Eric Garner, New York City (NYC), police brutality

By Keegan Stephan in Animal New York - Over the last week, New Yorkers marked the one-year anniversary of Eric Garner’s chokehold death with over a dozen events and actions across the city, from banner drops, to rallies with victims of police violence from around the country, to a march with over 1,000 people leading to dozens of arrests. The actions kicked off last Monday with a march on Staten Island organized by NYC Shut It Down (NYCSID) and led by Erica Garner, Eric’s oldest daughter and founder of the Garner Way Foundation. “It’s important to keep bringing actions to Staten Island,” Erica told ANIMAL, “because the police still haven’t reformed out there.” The march hit many locations directly connected to Eric Garner’s story, from the courthouse where the Grand Jury failed to indict Officer Pantaleo, to the NYPD’s 120th Precinct, where Pantaleo still works, to the spot where Eric died, just seven blocks away.

Apache Tribe Brings Battle For Oak Flat To Times Square

July 20, 2015 Ellen Brait, www.theguardian.com Resist! Apache, Environment, Land Rights, Mining, New York City (NYC)

By Ellen Brait in The Guardian - Members of the Apache tribe stood chanting in a circle with drums and posters in the center of New York’s Times Square on Friday, to protest against a bill that will hand over land they hold sacred to a foreign mining corporation. Times Square was the latest stop for activists from the Apache tribe who are travelling across the United States to battle for Oak Flat and to draw attention to a bill introduced by Arizona representative Raúl M Grijalva to repeal the decision to hand the land over to Resolution Copper. A fine-print rider was added to December’s National Defense Authorization Act that gave the title of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper Mining, co-owned by multinational mining conglomerates Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.

Eric Garner’s Death Remembered With A Week Of Actions

July 18, 2015 Ashoka Jegroo, www.wagingnonviolence.org Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Civil Disobedience, Eric Garner, New York (NY), New York City (NYC), NYC, Protests

By Ashoka Jegroo in Waging Non-Violence - After a week of actions, Black Lives Matter activists in New York City are set to march today to commemorate Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who was killed by police last year on July 17. His death — along with that of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and the ensuing non-indictments of the police officers responsible in both incidents — sparked months of nationwide protests and the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. Garner’s family recently accepted a $5.9 million settlement from the city, which Comptroller Scott Stringer noted was not an admission of liability. For Garner’s family though, the settlement is far from the end of the fight. “Don’t congratulate us,” Gwen Carr, Garner’s mother, told CNN. “This is not a victory. The victory will come when we get justice.”

Eric Garner Family Reaches Settlement Of $5.9 Million

July 13, 2015 Kelly McLaughlin, www.dailymail.co.uk Educate! Criminal Justice, Eric Garner, New York (NY), New York City (NYC), NYC, NYPD, police brutality, Racial Justice

By Kelly McLaughlin in The Daily Mail - As the family of Eric Garner awaits closure a year after the father-of-six's untimely death, the police officer who put the 43-year-old in a fatal chokehold said that he can't wait to get back on the job. Though he's been stripped of his gun and is receiving death threats, 30-year-old Daniel Pantaleo wants to keep working for the New York City police, his lawyer said. 'The unbelievable part is this has not soured him one bit on doing law enforcement,' his lawyer Stuart London told the New York Daily News. 'It hasn't diminished his desire to help the citizens of this city.' Garner's widow, however, is enraged that there is even a possibility Pantaleo could get his job back.

The Power Of Persistence In NYC’s Fight For Affordable Housing

July 11, 2015 Rebecca Nathanson, www.wagingnonviolence.org Resist! Affordable, Government, Housing, New York City (NYC), Politics

By Rebecca Nathanson in Waging Nonviolence - Thanks to the 1971 Urstadt Law, New York State, rather than New York City, controls the city’s rent laws, which expired on June 15. These laws include vacancy decontrol, which allows rent-stabilized apartments to be destabilized once they are vacant and the rent reaches a certain threshold. However, the city does have one means of managing its rent-stabilized apartments: the RGB, which votes on yearly rent increases for stabilized apartments. This year’s vote was scheduled for late-June. The combination of the rent laws expiring and the RGB vote resulted in a period of heightened mobilization for tenant organizations and provided an opportunity for them to come together to pressure both the city and the state in two separate but related struggles.

NYC Doesn’t Fly Confederate Flags, Still A Shrine To Slaveowners

July 8, 2015 Nathan Tempey, www.gothamist.com Educate! History, New York City (NYC), Racial Justice, Racism

By Nathan Tempey in Gothamist - In the two weeks since white supremacist Dylann Roof allegedly murdered nine people in a South Carolina church, activists, politicians, and everyday anti-racists have taken up the cause of removing Confederate flags and monuments from the public landscape. The campaign is a noble one—the flag was, after all, created explicitly for Southern white people to start a war to preserve slavery, and Roof posed with it in photos before reportedly trying to incite his own race war—but for some liberal New Yorkers, it has served as a self-congratulatory reminder that the South is a uniquely racist place with a disgusting past that has nothing to do with them.

Occupy Protesters Pepper Sprayed By Cop Settle $60,000 Lawsuit

July 7, 2015 Christina Carrega-Woodby, www.nydailynews.com Resist! Law, New York City (NYC), Occupy Wall Street

By Christina Carrega-Woodby in NY Daily News - Two Occupy Wall Street protesters who were pepper sprayed by a high-ranking cop have settled their lawsuits for $60,000 each, the Daily News has learned. Chelsea Elliott and Jeanne Mansfield, whose payout is the most awarded to any individual Occupy Wall Street protesters, sued the city and Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna in Manhattan Federal Court for blinding them with the spray during a protest on Sept. 24, 2011 near Union Square. “I’m gracious and thankful that we were able to hold them accountable. Freedom of speech is important,” Elliott told The News. Elliott, 28 of San Francisco and Mansfield of Boston learned about the settlement after the city quietly filed last week. “It’s crazy watching [the video] now, seeing it all happen again, it was surreal and strange,” said Elliott.

Public School Cleaners Protest Underpaid Work

June 29, 2015 John Spina and Ben Chapman, www.nydailynews.com Resist! City Hall, New York City (NYC), Worker Rights and Jobs

By John Spina and Ben Chapman in Ny Daily News - The brigade of men and women who keep the city’s schools clean are calling on Mayor de Blasio to end a two-tier system which, they say, leaves thousands in their ranks underpaid. Under the system, about 800 of roughly 5,000 cleaners earn a base $23.85 an hour, while the rest, doing the same work get about five dollars less. A bureaucratic loophole is to blame, union reps and workers said in front of City Hall Wednesday. The lower paid workers were brought on by private contractors, while their higher paid counterparts were hired directly by the schools. None of the workers are city employees.

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