Mayor Mamdani orders comprehensive review of the NYPD's use of force
It comes amid public outrage that an officer facing disciplinary charges in the death of 19-year-old Win Rozario was allowed to retire. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
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It comes amid public outrage that an officer facing disciplinary charges in the death of 19-year-old Win Rozario was allowed to retire. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
Jessica Tisch is calling for a department-wide review of the NYPD's Narcotics Unit, a week after the violent arrest of Timothy Brown that was caught on camera inside a liquor store. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
It comes as new video shows a second man being detained by police during a drug sweep that went wrong. CBS News New York's Mahsa Saeidi reports.
Every year, seven NYPD officers and seven civilians team up to create theater, and build bridges. "To Protect, Serve and Understand" started 10 years ago as a reaction to the infamous Eric Garner case.
The death of Eric Garner in 2014 thrust his mother, Gwen Carr, into a life of activism. Her son's last words – "I can't breathe" – became a flashpoint for issues surrounding social injustice, seen then and still today in protests and demonstrations.
CBS New York's Maurice DuBois sat down with Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, to talk about how her son's death in 2014 thrust her into a life of activism.
Garner died at the hands of an NYPD officer after being taken down in what is now an illegal chokehold. His dying cry of "I can't breathe" became a slogan of the Black Lives Matter movement when protests swept the city. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
Garner's death at the hands of police 10 years ago sparked protests across the country. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
CBS New York's Maurice DuBois sat down with Eric Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, who shared deeply personal insights into her son's life, which until now have been largely overshadowed by the tragedy of his death.
Wednesday marks 10 years since the death of Eric Garner, who died at the hands of a New York City Police officer after being taken down in what is now an illegal chokehold. CBS New York's Maurice DuBois sat down with Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, who shared deeply personal insights into her son's life, which until now have been largely overshadowed by the tragedy of his death.
Garner died at the hands of an NYPD officer after being taken down in what is now an illegal chokehold. His dying cry of "I can't breathe" became a slogan of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The NYPD has turned to a world renowned martial arts expert to teach officers how to use reasonable force.
However, as CBS New York found out on Monday, not everyone is for an outright ban.
Attorney Ben Crump led a panel discussion on ways to enforce police accountability and prevent future tragedies.
Rev. Al Sharpton and civil rights attorney Ben Crump will be joined by Mayor Eric Adams and the families of Tyre Nichols, George Floyd and Eric Garner.
A larger protest was held in front of police headquarters by those in favor of a ban.
The mother of Eric Garner was speaking in Pittsburgh at the closing of an exhibit at the August Wilson Cultural Center.
Garner died in police custody shortly after being accused of selling loose cigarettes on Staten Island in 2014
The mother of Eric Garner was back in court Wednesday, continuing a lengthy quest to find out more from the NYPD about her son's death in police custody. As CBS2's Dave Carlin reports from state Supreme Court, she wants full access to police records related to the case.
